§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each of the projects now under development at Wormwood Scrubs prison, the cost of each project and if funding for each project has been approved and granted.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. D. Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 6 December 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your further Question about the current development work at Wormwood Scrubs prison.My letter of 30 November 1993 in reply to your earlier Question about the current development work at the prison explained the work being carried out at the prison and the work planned for the future (published in Hansard on 1 December 1993 col 625). In the final paragraph of my letter I said that a final decision had still to be made about the timing and phasing of proposals to complete the modernisation of the four existing accommodation wings.Although a precise timetable has still to be determined we are currently planning to start the modernisation of A and B wings in the Autumn of 1994. The work is expected to take two years. Further modernisation work to C and D wings will be carried out after work to A and B wings has been completed. It is too early to give an indication of the likely timing of this work, which will depend on resources available in future years and priorities across the Prison Service estate.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population roll at Wormwood Scrubs prison on Monday 15 November.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. D. Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 6 December 1993:
165WThe Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the prison population roll at Wormwood Scrubs.On Monday 15 November 1993 there were 829 prisoners in Wormwood Scrubs.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list in detail the actions that his Department have taken at Wormwood Scrubs prison following the report of Mr. Justice Tumim.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 6 December 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the action taken by the Prison Service at Wormwood Scrubs prison following the report of His Honour Judge Tumim.Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons made an unannounced short inspection of Wormwood Scrubs prison from 18 to 20 August 1993. The report was submitted to the Secretary of State on 22 November, and it is currently being considered.