§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date a fire prevention survey last took place in each prison in England and Wales. [34762]
§ Mrs. WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Tom Cox, dated 19 July 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking the date a fire prevention survey last took place in each prison in England and Wales.Fire prevention surveys have been carried out in most prisons by local fire brigades as part of their familiarisation procedures. These surveys may be of a part or all of the establishment.The Prison Service Fire Safety Section was formed in 1992 and fire safety advisers from the section paid preliminary visits to all establishments. A total of 52 prisons have subsequently received comprehensive fire prevention inspections and reports prepared and distributed to relevant departments.The dates of the last fire brigade survey and Fire Safety Section inspections are set out in the attached table.1450W1451W
Establishment Date of last survey by local fire brigade Date of prison service fire safety section survey Acklington 10 February 1989 May 1994 Albany — — Aldington 5 January 1987 August 1993 Ashwell — — Askham Grange 9 December 1988 — Aylesbury 14 December 1989 — Bedford 19 June 1989 — Belmarsh — — Birmingham 23 May 1989 — Blakenhurst — June 1993 Blantyre House 7 March 1989 April 1994 Blundeston 1 November 1988 — Brinsford — — Bristol 27 February 1986 — Brixton 1 June 1987 June 1993 Brockhill 1 June 1986 December 1933 Buckley Hall — — Bullingdon — — Bullwood Hall — July 1993 Camp Hill 3 May 1989 — Canterbury 1 April 1986 February 1994 Cardiff 31 January 1989 February 1993 Castington 8 March 1988 September 1994 Channings Wood 10 November 1989 — Chelmsford 6 January 1989 — Coldingley — April 1993 Cookham Wood 9 May 1989 July 1995 Dartmoor 1 October 1991 September 1994 Deerbolt 18 January 1989 July 1995 Doncaster — — Dorchester 5 December 1988 — Dover — — Downview — — Drakehall 11 April 1988 — Durham 15 May 19989 — East Sutton Park 1 March 1990 July 1995 Eastwood Park 24 July 1990 — Elmley — — Erlestoke 27 June 1988 — Everthorpe 23 June 1989 March 1994 Exeter 16 September 1991 March 1993 Featherstone — — Feltham 25 May 1989 — Finnamore Wood 1 June 1989 — Ford 2 May 1989 March 1994 Frankland 7 July 1988 January 1993 Full Sutton 5 October 1988 March 1994 Garth 18 November 1988 April 1993 Gartree 10 April 1989 February 1993 Glen Parva 11 August 1989 June 1994 Gloucester 1 November 1986 — Grendon 17 October 1991 — Guys Marsh 7 January 1987 — Haslar 8 September 1989 — Hatfield 14 June 1989 — Haverigg 1 January 1990 — Hewell Grange 26 September 1990 — Highdown — — Highpoint 25 July 1990 — Hindley 9 August 1988 February 1995 Hollesley Bay — August 1994 Holloway — January 1994 Holme House — — Hull 5 May 1989 June 1993 Huntercombe — June 1993 Kingston 17 August 1988 — Kirkham 31 October 1985 — Kirklevington 1 November 1990 — Lancaster 23 January 1989 — Lancaster Farms — — Latchmere House — 1 December 1994 Leeds 12 August 1991 —
Establishment Date of last survey by local fire brigade Date of prison service fire safety section survey Leicester 1 April 1989 March 1993 Lewes 5 June 1989 — Leyhill — — Lincoln 29 March 1989 — Lindholme 10 October 1991 — Littlehey — — Liverpool 4 November 1987 — Long Lartin 29 April 1989 — Low Newton — — Maidstone — — Manchester 9 March 1989 — Moorland — — Morton Hall — — The Mount 1987 — New Hall 8 December 1988 March 1995 Northallerton 12 April 1988 — Northeye 27 November 1989 — North Sea Camp 19 April 1990 — Norwich — September 1992 Nottingham 1 May 1990 — Onley 23 October 1987 — Oxford — January 1994 Parkhurst 8 November 1988 September 1994 Pentonville — — Portland — June 1993 Preston 13 April 1987 May 1993 Pucklechurch 28 September 1988 — Ranby — August 1994 Reading 9 January 1990 — Risley 13 January 1987 September 1993 Rochester 1 May 1987 — Rudgate 1 October 19 July 1993 Send 1 December 1989 March 1993 Shepton Mallet 28 November 1989 — Shrewsbury 10 January 1989 — Stafford 18 April 1988 — Standford Hill 2 September 1988 — Stocken 10 April 1989 February 1993 Stoke Heath 3 October 1988 — Styal 6 November 1986 March 1993 Sudbury/Foston Hall — September 1994 Swaleside 11 July 1988 — Swansea 22 February 1990 — Swinfen Hall — — Thorn Cross — February 1994 Thorp Arch 19 December 1989 — Usk/Prescoed — March 1994 The Verne 31 October 1990 — Wakefield 9 April 1986 October 1993 Wandsworth — December 1994 Wayland 14 August 1990 — Wellingborough 13 April 1987 February 1993 Werrington 23 December 1987 July 1995 Wetherby 1 October 1986 December 1994 Whatton 10 November 1989 July 1994 Whitemoor — — Winchester 9 August 1985 January 1993 The Wolds — — Woodhill — — Wormwood Scrubs 24 May 1991 — Wymott 14 March 1988 —
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time qualified fire officers are employed at each prison in England and Wales. [34761]
§ Mrs. WiddecombeResponsibility 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.
1452WLetter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 19 July 1995:
The Home Secretary of has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of full-time qualified fire officers employed at each prison in England and Wales.There are no fire officers holding recognised fire safety qualifications employed on a full-time basis in prisons in England and Wales. All prison governors are however required to appoint a fire officer, the majority of these having part-time duties in relation to fire safety.Prison fire officers are required to attend an approved fire brigade training course on fire awareness.The Prison Service also has a Fire Safety Section comprising a senor fire safety adviser and three area fire advisers all holding statutory and professional qualifications. This section advises the Prison Service on all fire matters and carries out full fire prevention surveys.