Peter Samuel Cook (Hansard, 4 March 1996)

§ Mrs. Anne Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recommendations have been made by the Parole Board in respect of Peter Samuel Cook. [17919]

§ Miss Widdecombe
A discretionary lifer panel of the Parole Board considered Mr. Cook's case on 6 June 1995. The panel recommended that he should be transferred to a category D—open—prison. This recommendation has been accepted and Mr. Cook is now waiting to be transferred.

§ Mrs. Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if Peter Samuel Cook has received(a) treatment and (b) therapy while he has been in prison. [17921]

§ Miss Widdecombe
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mrs. Anne Campbell, dated 4 March 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about Mr. Peter Samuel Cook.
Throughout Mr. Cook's sentence the Prison Service has sought to ensure, as far as possible, that appropriate therapy and treatment has been made available to him.