§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the findings of the recent inquiries into serious disorders at Her Majesty's prison Parc; what assessment he has made of safety, security and order at that establishment; and if he will make statement. [44713]
§ Ms QuinThere have been three inquiries into recent events at Parc prison. Two were into acts of concerted indiscipline which took place on 6 May and 14 May, and the third was an investigation into a self-inflicted death which took place on 5 May. All these inquiries were conducted by senior managers in the Prison Service. In addition, I asked the director general of the Prison Service for a report on the current situation at Parc.
It is not current Prison Service policy to publish the findings of internal inquiries of this nature because of security considerations and issues of personal confidentiality. The management of the establishment is kept under regular review and it is working towards an action plan agreed with the Prison Service to deliver improvements in the operation and security of the establishment. I am in receipt of monthly reports on the establishment's progress towards achievement of the action plan. The action plan will be reviewed to take account of the recommendations contained in the recent inquiries and will be monitored closely by the Prison Service.