Prisoners (Rule 43) (Hansard, 22 June 1988)

HC Deb 22 June 1988 vol 135 c562W 562W

§ Mr. Tom Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present number of prisoners subject to rule 43 in prisons in England and Wales.

§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
On 1 January 1988, the most recent date for which information is available, 1,916 male sentenced and unsentenced prisoners were segregated under rule 43 in prisons in England and Wales. Figures are not kept centrally for female prisoners.

§ Mr. Tom Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons in England and Wales that take only rule 43 prisoners.

§ Mr. Douglas Hogg
No prisons in England and Wales take only rule 43 prisoners.