HL Deb 27 January 1997 vol 577 cc78-82WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list in respect of each of Her Majesty's prisons in the United Kingdom the date of the most recent inspection, the date on which the report of the inspecting authority was received by the Home Secretary or the Secretary of State for Scotland and the date on which each report was published.

Baroness Blatch

Inspections of Prison Service establishments in England and Wales are undertaken by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. The date of his most recent inspection, announced or unannounced, of each operational establishment, the date on which his report was sent to the Home Secretary and the date on which the report was published, are set out in the table below:

Establishment Date of most recent inspection Date report was submitted to the Home Secretary Date of publication of the report
Eastwood Park Prison 1st November 1996 6th January 1997 Not yet published
Elmley Prison 19th–24th February 1995 29th June 1995 14th September 1995
Erlestoke Prison 27th–28th April 1993 8th July 1993 5th October 1993
Everthorpe Prison 25th–27th July 1996 6th November 1996 Not yet published
Exeter Prison/Remand Centre 6th–10th October 1993 21st March 1994 21st July 1994
Featherstone Prison Feltham Young Offender Institution/Remand Centre 5th–9th February 1996 August 1996 Not yet published
Ford Prison 28th October–5th November 1996 Not yet submitted
Frankland Prison 13th–18th June 1993 8th October 1993 13th December 1993
Full Sutton Prison 27th–29th September 1995 10th January 1996 29th March 1996
Garth Prison 6th–14th January 1997 Not yet submitted
Gartree Prison 6th–7th December 1994 20th February 1995 19th May 1995
Glen Parva Young Offender Institution/Remand Centre 5th–9th June 1995 2nd November 1995 9th February 1996
Gloucester Prison/Remand Centre 10th–12th December 1996 Not yet submitted
Grendon/Springhill Prison 15th–17th July 1996 8th October 1996 Not yet published
Guys Marsh Prison/Young Offender Institution 5th–6th May 1993 8th July 1993 5th October 1993
Haslar Immigration Holding Centre 7th–9th October 1996 29th November 1996 Not yet published
Hatfield Young Offender Institution 3rd–5th April 1995 4th July 1995 14th September 1995
Haverigg Prison 1lth–13th June 1996 8th October 1996 Not yet published
Hewell Grange Prison 4th–5th January 1994 1st March 1994 13th July 1994
Highdown Prison 10th–13th April 1995 17th July 1995 27th October 1995
Highpoint Prison 14th–18th November 1994 Ilth May 1995 29th September 1995
Hindley Prison 5th–6th January 1993 15th February 1993 5th August 1993
Holme House Prison 9th–12th January 1995 25th May 1995 26th July 1995
Hollesley Bay Prison/Young Offender Institution 16th–20th October 1994 20th April 1995 7th July 1995
Holloway Prison 25th–29th November 1996 Not yet submitted
Hull Prison 6th–14th June 1996 12th August 1996 Not yet published
Huntercombe Young Offender Institution 1st–3rd July 1996 Not recorded 18th November 1996
Kingston Prison 9th–13th May 1994 12th August 1994 25th October 1994
Kirkham Prison 7th–11th February 1994 16th June 1994 4th August 1994
Kirklevington Prison 26th–30th October 1992 26th February 1993 4th August 1993
Lancaster Prison 7th–10th November 1993 9th February 1994 19th May 1994
Lancaster Farms Young Offender 9th–13th September 1996 18th November 1996 Not yet published
Institution/Remand Centre 28th November–2nd December 1994 27th April 1995 7th July 1995
Latchmere House Prison 3rd–7th July 1995 31st October 1995 16th February 1996
Leeds Prison 20th–24th June 1994 16th November 1994 15th February 1995
Leicester Prison 29th–30th April 1996 August 1996 26th November 1996
Lewes Prison 20th–22nd June 1994 29th September 1994 25th November 1994
Leyhill Prison 3rd–7th April 1995 26th July 1995 29th September 1995
Lincoln Prison 8th–13th March 1993 28th June 1993 10th August 1993
Lindholme Prison 29th April–3rd May 1996 Not recorded 26th November 1996
Littlehey Prison 13th–17th January 1997 Not yet submitted
Liverpool Prison 10th–14th May 1993 20 September 1993 23rd November 1993
Long Lartin Prison 13th–18th January 1992 Not recorded 18th December 1992
Low Newton Prison 2nd–6th October 1995 1st May 1996 12th July 1996
Maidstone Prison 20th–24th November 1995 26th February 1996 28th June 1996
Manchester Prison 25th–29th September 1995 22nd January 1996 12th July 1996
Moorland Prison 31st January–4th February 1994 27th June 1994 20th November 1994
Morton Hall Prison 2nd–6th March 1992 18th June 1992 3rd December 1992
The Mount Prison 14th–15th December 1994 20th February 1995 19th May 1995
New Hall Prison/Young Offender Institution 30th May–1st June 1995 25th October 1995 20th December 1995
Northallerton Young Offender Institution 14th–18th March 1994 27th June 1994 9th September 1994
North Sea Camp Prison 22nd–26th July 1996 25th October 1996 Not yet published
Norwich Prison 7th–16th September 1992 20th January 1993 14th July 1993
Nottingham Prison 24th–25th November 1992 2nd February 1993 5th August 1993
Onley Young Offender Institution 15th–19th April 1996 19th July 1996 Not yet published
Parkhurst Prison 25th–26th November 1996 Not yet submitted
Pentonville Prison 5th–9th July 1993 16th December 1993 22nd March 1994
Portland Young Offender Institution 2nd–4th July 1996 8th October 1996 Not yet published
Preston Prison 16th–18th January 1996 8th May 1996 5th July 1996
Ranby Prison 25th–29th March 1996 August 1996 Not yet published
Reading Remand Centre 16th–17th May 1995 12th July 1995 15th September 1995
Risley Prison 23rd–25th August 1996 2nd September 1996 Not yet published
Rochester Prison 30th October–3rd November 1995 7th March 1996 10th May 1996
Send Prison 13th–15th May 1996 12th August 1996 18th November 1996
Shepton Mallet Prison 15th–17th July 1996 4th November 1996 Not yet published
Shrewsbury Prison 4th–8th July 1994 18th November 1994 22nd March 1995
Stafford Prison 1st–5th May 1995 12th September 1995 15th November 1995
Standford Hill Prison 19th–23rd February 1996 September 1996 11th October 1996

Establishment Date of most recent inspection Date report was submitted to the Home Secretary Date of publication of the report
Stocken Prison 25th–29th October 1993 24th February 1994 19th May 1994
Stoke Heath Prison/Young Offender Institution 18th–22nd July 1994 24th November 1994 15th February 1995
Styal Prison/Young Offender Institution 4th–8th November 1996 Not yet submitted
Sudbury Prison 8th–10th January 1996 7th May 1996 5th July 1996
Swaleside Prison 1st–2nd February 1994 18th April 1994 15th July 1994
Swansea Prison 20th–22nd November 1995 7th March 1996 10th May 1996
Swinfen Hall Young Offender Institution 7th–11th June 1993 5th October 1993 7th December 1993
Thorn Cross Young Offender Institution 31st August— 3rd September 1993 22nd December 1993 10th March 1994
Usk and Prescoed Prison/Young Offender Institution 2nd–4th September 1996 6th November 1996 Not yet published
The Verne Prison 20th–24th May 1996 August 1996 Not yet published
Wakefield Prison 6th–7th December 1993 16th February 1994 10th May 1994
Wandsworth Prison 10th–14th October 1994 16th March 1995 26th May 1995
Wayland Prison 27th November— 1st December 1995 2nd April 1996 31st May 1996
Wealstun Prison Formerly Rudgate and Thorp Arch Prison—not yet inspected
Wellingborough Prison 21st–24th June 1993 25th August 1993 5th October 1993
Werrington Young Offender Institution 23rd–27th October 1995 8th February 1996 19th April 1996
Wetherby Young Offender Institution 7th–11th March 1994 27th July 1994 26th October 1994
Whatton Prison 17th–21st July 1995 29th November 1995 23rd February 1996
Whitemoor Prison 16th–17th September 1996 29th November 1996 Not yet published
Winchester Prison 11th–16th January 1993 14th April 1993 14th July 1993
Woodhill Prison 25th–29th April 1994 August 1994 20th October 1994
Wolds Remand Prison 17th–26th May 1993 14th July 1993 26th August 1993
Wormwood Scrubs Prison 2nd–6th September 1996 29th October 1996 Not yet published
Wymott Prison 7th–8th December 1994 20th February 1995 10th May 1995

The inspection of Prison Service establishments in Scotland is a matter for the Secretary of State for Scotland. I understand from him that the dates of the most recent announced inspections undertaken by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland, the dates

Establishment Date of most recent inspection Date report was submitted to the Home Secretary Date of publication of the report
Aberdeen Prison 29th August–3rd September 1993 5th November 199 27th January 1994
Barlinnie Prison 31st October—llth November 1993 28th January 1994 1st June 1994
Castle Huntly Prison 10th–14th November 1996 23rd January 1997
Cornton Vale Institution 19th–31st May 1996 9th August 1996 13th November 1996
Dumfries Young Offender Institution 15th–20th May 1994 9th August 1994 25th October 1994
Dungavel Prison 19th–24th March 1995 5th May 1995 29th June 1995
Edinburgh Prison 8th–17th September 1996 7th November 1996 16th January 1997
Friarton Prison 22nd–26th January 1995 24th February 1995 26th April 1995
Glenochil Prison/Young Offender Institution 18th February—1st March 1996 19th April 1996 13th June 1996
Greenock Prison 12th –17th November 1995 13th December 1995 13 March 1996
Inverness Prison 21st–26th August 1994 24th October 1994 20th December 1994
Longriggend Remand Institution 21st–26th June 1992 7th September 1992 15th December 1992
Low Moss Prison 16th–21st May 1993 19th July 1993 14th September 1993
National Induction Centre Recently opened—not yet formally inspected
Noranside Prison 20th–25th March 1994 31st May 1994 11th August 1994
Penninghame Prison 8th–11th December 1996
Perth Prison 28th March—7th April 1993 7th June 1993 26th August 1993
Peterhead Prison 7th–15th September 1995 27th October 1995 25th January 1996
Peterhead Unit Recently opened-not yet formally inspected
Polmont Young Offender Institution 13th–22nd November 1994 16th December 1994 22nd February 1995
Shotts Prison 6th–16th February 1994 10th May 1994 11th August 1994
Shotts Unit 6th–16th February 1994 21st March 1994 1st June 1994

on which his reports were sent to the Scottish Prison Service and the Secretary of State, and the dates on which the reports were published are as set out in the table below: