§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current estimate for the number of(a) sentenced prisoners and (b) unsentenced prisoners who are (i) mentally ill, (ii) drug misusers and (iii) alcohol addicted, in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of sentenced and unsentenced prisoners who are mentally ill, drug misusers, or alcohol addicted, in England and Wales.This information is not available in the form requested. The most up to date information held centrally is for 27 June 1994. On that day there were 174 mentally disordered prisoners awaiting transfer to NHS psychiatric facilities, 684 being treated in prison health care centres and 1,921 requiring mental health care.Information on drug misuse is taken from the study carried out by Professor Gunn et al from the Institute of Psychiatry and 474W published in the report "Mentally Disordered Prisoners" in May 1991. This study of 1,751 sentenced male prisoners in England and Wales showed that before entering prison 43 per cent. had used cannabis, nine per cent. had used opiates, nine per cent. had used amphetamines and five per cent. had used cocaine. Within this group of prisoners eleven per cent. of adult male prisoners were classified as drug dependent, six per cent. of male young offenders and 23 per cent. of women prisoners were dependent. The Home Office were notified of 3,764 drug addicts identified within prison during 1993.There are currently no central records of the number of alcohol addicted prisoners in England and Wales. There has been little research on alcohol misuse by prisoners but such studies as have been done suggest that alcohol misuse by prisoners before imprisonment is considerably higher than in the general population. However, the Mentally Disordered Prisoners study found a prevalence of alcohol abuse where treatment was indicated in 8.6 per cent. of adult sentenced prisoners, 8.7 per cent. of male sentenced young offenders and 4.4 per cent. of sentenced women.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in England and Wales were made subject to hospital orders under sections 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983; and how many were transferred to hospital under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in the year 1993–94.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythReponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners in England and Wales made subject to hospital orders under sections 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983, and the number transferred to hospital under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983, in the year 1993–94.In the year 1993–94, 421 prisoners were made subject to hospital orders without restrictions (S37 Mental Health Act 1983) and 45 were made subject to hospital orders with restrictions (S37 and S41 Mental Health Act 1983).Transfers of convicted prisoners to hospital under section 47 of the Mental Health Act 1983 are recorded on a calendar year basis. 271 transfers took place during 1993.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the(a) certified normal accommodation, (b) operational capacity and (c) actual population at each prison in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question on the certified normal accommodation, operational capacity and actual population at each prison in England and Wales at the latest available date.The latest available information is for 30 September and is given in the attached table.475W
Certified Normal Accommodation, Operational Capacity and Population in Prisons in England and Wales on 19 October 1994 National CNA in use OP cap Population Acklington 658 658 616 Albany 436 436 431 Aldington 127 127 127 Ashwell 404 404 384 Askham Grange 146 146 124 Aylesbury 229 232 225 476W
Certified Normal Accommodation, Operational Capacity and Population in Prisons in England and Wales on 19 October 1994 National CNA in use OP cap Population Bedford 303 329 320 Belmarsh 841 841 759 Birmingham 567 850 762 Blakenhurst 649 649 642 Blantyre House 95 95 94 Blundeston 408 408 389 Brinsford 477 477 455 Bristol 423 473 460 Brixton 484 668 622 Brockhill 111 120 115 Bullingdon 635 635 642 Bullwood Hall 125 125 121 Camp Hill 378 441 391 Canterbury 184 275 262 Cardiff 334 450 420 Castington 300 300 268 Channings Wood 594 594 550 Chelmsford 251 416 349 Coldingley 292 292 282 Cookham Wood 120 140 131 Dartmoor 538 538 501 Deerbolt 417 417 386 Doncaster 771 773 767 Dorchester 138 232 199 Dover 316 316 301 Downview 287 291 270 Drake Hall 255 255 255 Durham 399 577 628 East Sutton Park 94 94 85 Eastwood Park 0 0 0 Elmley 637 637 619 Erlestoke 250 270 245 Everthorpe 318 318 231 Exeter 260 473 413 Featherstone 599 599 582 Feltham 842 842 807 Finnamore Wood 0 0 0 Ford 536 536 472 Frankland 447 447 421 Full Sutton 567 567 545 Garth 512 512 495 Gartree 277 277 265 Glen Parva 767 788 749 Gloucester 202 262 240 Grendon 190 186 185 Guys Marsh 240 240 203 Hollesley Bay 365 365 333 Haslar 127 127 125 Hatfield 180 180 152 Haverigg 394 394 341 Hewell Grange 156 179 168 High Down 629 629 626 Highpoint 679 679 572 Hindley 280 319 285 Holloway 517 532 499 Holme House 649 649 618 Hull 328 412 406 Huntercombe 240 240 219 Kingston 154 154 142 Kirkham 644 644 569 Kirklevington 86 86 82 Lancaster Farms 364 364 333 Lancaster 260 246 220 Latchmere House 151 151 142 Leeds 814 1,168 1,003 Leicester 192 348 346 Lewes 282 377 349 Leyhill 410 410 393 Lincoln 444 628 603 Lindholme 567 567 524 Littlehey 593 583 546 Liverpool 1,104 1,305 1,265
Certified Normal Accommodation, Operational Capacity and Population in Prisons in England and Wales on 19 October 1994 National CNA in use OP cap Population Long Lartin 362 362 353 Low Newton 198 343 208 Maidstone 485 485 424 Manchester 827 969 896 Moorland 635 635 299 Morton Hall 168 168 1170 New Hall 169 181 175 North Sea Camp 201 201 1221 Northallerton 150 219 200 Norwich 333 478 350 Nottingham 222 222 206 Onley 520 520 494 Oxford 106 120 102 Parkhurst 253 253 224 Pentonville 559 765 747 Portland 420 420 398 Preston 342 536 501 Pucklechurch 56 81 61 Ranby 347 347 346 Reading 182 205 188 Risley 794 753 727 Rochester 294 330 253 Rudgate 287 300 272 Send 113 113 115 Shepton Mallet 158 211 197 Shrewsbury 168 307 259 Spring Hill 210 210 207 Stafford 358 530 521 Standford Hill 384 384 355 Stocken 396 396 394 Stoke Heath 300 300 233 Styal 211 260 248 Sudbury 413 348 341 Sudbury Foston 96 96 91 Swaleside 512 512 499 Swansea 151 220 222 Swinfen Hall 182 182 182 Thorn Cross 209 209 192 The Mount 484 484 492 The Verne 552 538 522 The Wolds 320 368 289 Thorp Arch 166 166 159 Usk 241 241 226 Wormwood Scrubs 714 1,050 752 Wakefield 727 727 700 Wandsworth 833 1,056 965 Wayland 580 580 550 Wellingborough 344 314 308 Werrington 114 114 108 Wetherby 160 160 151 Watton 216 216 211 Whitemoor 534 524 463 Winchester 356 451 412 Woodhill 566 566 532 Wymott 432 432 420 Total 49,149 53,922 49,797 1The population of Morton Hall and North Sea Camp appear to be in excess of the operational capacity. This is because the total population includes a number of prisoners temporarily absent from the establishment for home leave or other authorised reasons.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) unsentenced and (b) sentenced prisoners were being held at temporary allocation centres in prisons in England and Wales at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison 477W Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock dated 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners being held at temporary allocation centres in prisons in England and Wales.Because of the population pressures in the North West, it has been necessary to establish a temporary allocation centre at Risley prison.On 18 October, the temporary allocation centre at Risley held 3 unsentenced prisoners and 182 sentenced prisoners.