§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that no prisoner in England and Wales has to slop out at night. [172657]
§ Paul GogginsAll prisoners in normal location accommodation have access to sanitation by means of integral sanitation, electric unlocking, manual 331W unlocking or open access. Where integral sanitation is not in place, sanitation pots are provided for use in certain circumstances, for example when there are electronic system failures, or where staff operating manual night unlocking are called upon to respond to unforeseen incidents.
§ Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the prison population to reach 80,000. [168837]
§ Paul GogginsThe prison population cannot safely exceed the operational capacity of the Prison Service. On current plans the useable operational capacity of the Prison Service will be around 79,500 by the beginning of 2006. Prison Service funding for 2005–06 to 2007–08 will be considered as part of the current Spending Review.
§ Tom CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women who are category A prisoners were being held in prison in England and Wales on 1 May. [173291]
§ Paul GogginsOn 1 May 2004, 951 males and seven females who were being held in prison in England and Wales, were classified as category A prisoners.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners have taken part in the(a) core, (b) extended, (c) adapted and (d) booster prisoner rehabilitation programmes; how much each programme costs per prisoner; and what impact each programme has had on levels of re-offending; [171249]
(2) how many prisoners have taken part in the (a) Enhanced Thinking Skills, (b) Reasoning and Rehabilitation, (c) Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it, (d) Cognitive Self-Change Programme, (e) Cognitive Skills Booster Programme, (f) Healthy Relationships and (g) Prison Addressing Substance-Related Offending prisoner rehabilitation programmes; how much each programme costs per prisoner; and what impact each programme has had on levels of re-offending. [171252]
§ Paul GogginsThe following table gives information on the number of offending behaviour programmes that have been completed by prisoners in 2003–2004. Costs vary between establishments depending on the level of security and staffing. An estimate of the average cost is provided.
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Name of programme Number of programmes completed by prisoners1 Average cost per completion (£000)2 Sex Offender Treatment 496 7 Programme (SOTP) Core SOTP Extended 103 7 SOTP Adapted 133 7 SOTP Booster 183 3.5 Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) 6,120 2.25 Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) 1,090 3 Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it (CALM) 335 3 Cognitive Self Change Programme (CSCP) 38 13.8 Cognitive Skills Booster Programme 160 2 Healthy Relationships Programme 28 7.8
1These are provisional figures. Final figures will not be available until the end of May 2004. These figures do not include prisoners who started but did not complete a programme. Prisoners may also have undertaken more than one programme.2The costs exclude one-off costs and overheads, and will vary between establishments.Information on Prison Addressing Substance-Related Offending is not yet available and I will write to the right hon. Member when it is. Details of the impact on the levels of re-offending for prisoners participating in ETS and R&R can be found in Home Office Research Findings Nos. 161, 206 and 226, and for SOTP core in No. 205. These can be found on the Home Office website. The levels of re-offending for prisoners participating in the other programmes are not yet available.
§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have taken part in the(a) RAPt, (b) Prison 12 Step, (c) Substance Treatment Order, (d) Action on Drugs, (e) FOCUS, (f) Ley Prison Programme and (g) North West Therapeutic Community prisoner rehabilitation programmes; how much each programme cost per prisoner; and what impact each programme has had on levels of reoffending. [171250]
§ Paul GogginsInformation on offending behaviour programmes has been collected centrally only since 2001–02. Information for 2003–04 has not yet been fully collated. Information broken down by each intensive drug rehabilitation programme is currently being collated, and I will write to the right hon. Member when this is available. The following table shows the number of prisoners entering intensive drug programmes for the two years for which figures are available.
Intensive drug rehabilitation programme entrants Number 2001–02 4,691 2002–03 4,386 Costs vary between programmes and establishments; and some costs are contained in existing baselines. The average cost per prisoner per programme is around £1,500.
Due to the need to wait two years for reconviction results, only a limited research base on the effectiveness of prison-based drug rehabilitation programmes in reducing re-offending is so far available. Emerging research into the RAPt programme is, however, showing encouraging results, with 40 per cent. of graduates, rather than a predicted 51 per cent., re-offending within two years. Such results underline the importance of effective throughcare arrangements and timely aftercare services in the community.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many babies have been removed, voluntarily or compulsorily, from their mothers in prison in(a) 2003 and (b) 2004. [172352]
§ Paul Goggins[holding answer 11 May 2004]: This information is not available centrally. However, most separations are only temporary for the period of imprisonment and all decisions are made in the best interests of the child.
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§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been held in police cells in each region of England and Wales under lock-out arrangements in the last 12 months; what the total cost of lock-outs was over this period; and what the average daily cost was. [172412]
§ Paul GogginsThe total number of lockouts in each escort contract area between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2004 is given in the table.
Area Number of lockouts 1 South Wales and West 51 2 South and South East 12 3 Metropolitan Police District 10 4 East Anglia 153 5 West Midlands and Mid-Wales 45 6 Merseyside and North Wales 73 7 East Midlands and Humberside 263 8 The North 184 Total 791 As police forces charge retrospectively, it is not yet possible to give a final cost for lockouts for 2003–04. However, the average cost per prisoner per night is calculated as £120, which means that the total cost for this period has been estimated at £94,920.
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether prisoners serving sentences in England and Wales are permitted to pay national insurance contributions; and if he will make a statement. [172399]
§ Paul GogginsPrisoners do not usually earn over the threshold for national insurance contributions. However, they are not exempt from payments. They may also make voluntary contributions whilst in prison.
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentenced prisoners aged over 65 years were released from prisons in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. [172407]
§ Paul GogginsThe number of sentenced prisoners aged 65 years and over, who were released from prisons in England and Wales in 2003, was 341.
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Number of defendants1 proceeded against at the magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Statute Offence description Year Cautioned Proceeded against Found guilty Sentenced Absolute/ conditional discharge Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Offence of harassment 1997 171 507 249 248 99 Sec 2 1998 693 4,304 2,221 2,224 763 1999 1,147 5,427 27,09 2,700 973 22000 1,693 5,760 2,852 2,853 901 2001 1,861 5,627 2,704 2,711 915 2002 1,993 5,594 2,764 2,765 878 Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Sec 2 as amended by Crime & Disorder
Act 1998, Sec 32(1) (a) (3)
Racially aggravated offence of harassment
1997 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1999 37 113 44 45 8 22000 48 217 81 81 12
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are in place to deal with prisoners who complain of rape and sexual assault. [173133]
§ Paul GogginsPrisoners who complain of rape or sexual assault are reporting an extremely serious assault. The prison would refer such a complaint to the police for investigation. The referral would either be through the local police liaison officer or directly to the local police.
The Prison Service would remain responsible for the aftercare of the prisoner and governors have available to them a range of specialist staff, including doctors and psychologists, to assist with this.
§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) average and (b) medium wage earned by prisoners in England and Wales was in the last year; and if he will make a statement. [172406]
§ Paul GogginsThe purpose of paying convicted prisoners is to encourage and reward their constructive participation in the regime of the establishment.
While the Prison Service sets minimum rates of pay, each prison has devolved responsibility to enable them to set their own pay rates, details of which are not held centrally. The current average wage is approximately £8 per week.