§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the quality and level of service being delivered at HMP Altcourse following the recent Prison Service audit; when audits are planned to be undertaken into HMP Parc and HMP Lowdham Grange; and if he will make a statement. [50595]
§ Ms QuinThe audit of Altcourse prison, which took place in April 1998, detected some deficiencies in contract compliance but the performance of the prison overall has been satisfactory. A contract compliance audit of Parc prison took place during the week beginning 29 June and an operational audit in the week beginning 6 July. An audit of Lowdham Grange prison is planned for August 1998.