§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of whether the intended expansion in the use of contestability will require future private operators to run prisons at a lower cost, with the same targets for service delivery.[160858]
§ Paul GogginsWhen evaluating bids following any competition, the Home Office uses best procurement practice in awarding the contract to the provider who offers best value for money, which may or may not be the lowest cost.
The introduction of greater contestability for offender services, including running prisons, will not lead to a change in this policy.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions have taken place with trade unions regarding future privately built but publicly run prisons.[160860]
§ Paul GogginsAlthough future privately built but publicly run prisons are one of the options currently under consideration for the provision of additional offender accommodation, no decision has yet been taken on what form of procurement would be used. The trade unions will be consulted on the issue once firm proposals have been developed.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who will be responsible for the monitoring of the performance of privately run prisons under the National Offender Management Service. [160861]
§ Paul GogginsThe Chief Executive of the National Offender Management Service will be responsible for monitoring the performance of privately run prisons.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there will be a requirement under the National Offender Management Service to renegotiate existing contracts for privately run prisons. [160862]
§ Paul GogginsThe existing contracts for privately run prisons are with the Secretary of State and will not change under the National Offender Management Service reforms.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) new prisons and (b) extensions are planned to be built; how many will be (i) publicly and (ii) privately run; how many new prison officers will be needed; and what category each new prison will be. [161607]
§ Paul GogginsThe information is as follows:
(a) 1,290 places will be provided at two new private sector prisons. Bronzefield, in Middlesex, will provide closed conditions for women and is due to open in June 2004. Peterborough will be a local prison and will hold both male and female prisoners. All new prisons are built to Category B standards but are categorised to reflect the need of the prevailing population profile.
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(b) Funding has been provided for additional places to be built at existing prisons by 2006. 1,400 places will be built in 2004 and 1,300 places will be built in 2005 in new houseblocks and ready-to-use units. The places will take the security category of the establishment in which they are built. A breakdown of accommodation for which the security categorisation has already been determined as follows:
Expected Establishment Category Places 2004 Winchester-West Hill Local 40 2004 Wymott C 180 2004 Wealstun C 180 2004 Swinfen Hall1 C 120 2004 Foston Hall Female closed 40 2004 Ranby C 180 2004 Blakenhurst Local 180 2004 Wellingborough C 120 2004 Swinfen Hall1 C 180 2005 Gartree B 240 2005 Whatton C 400 1 HMP Swinfen Hall has two new houseblocks due in 2004. It will be for local managers to decide the appropriate levels of staffing to deliver the appropriate regime and security cover.
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Establishments, 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Total (£000) Acklington 227 642 3,653 715 5,237 Albany 271 130 12 418 2,014 2,845 Ashwell 1,277 2,991 2,269 1,176 2,559 10,272 Askham Grange 893 1,793 2,686 Aylesbury 418 876 1,688 2,975 5,957 Bedford 12 704 1,727 679 3,122 Belmarsh 90 495 990 808 2,383 Birmingham 259 1,025 1,855 7,422 7,017 17,578 Blakenhurst 88 88 Blantyre House 372 67 252 488 1,179 Blundeston 284 284 Brinsford 668 32 846 583 1,170 3,299 Bristol 1,626 4,705 3,148 339 1,737 11,555 Brixton 560 494 1,404 2,068 1,234 5,760 Brockhill 51 57 222 3,946 4,276 Buckley Hall 2,399 2,399 Bullingdon 101 37 213 107 458 Bullwood Hall 50 30 275 355 Camp Hill 2,135 92 3,173 2,934 3,700 12,034 Canterbury 986 1,166 301 512 636 3,601 Cardiff 299 1,097 1,929 2,584 4,274 10,183 Castington 3,920 4,838 4,620 1,164 1,699 16,241 Channings Wood 1,782 362 47 411 1,727 4,329 Chelmsford 151 897 1,889 4,531 7,468 Coldingley 1,352 102 198 383 598 2,633 Cookham Wood 22 217 590 829 Dartmoor 15 341 30 173 559 Deerbolt 2,539 882 90 2,424 1,529 7,464 Doncaster 311 311 Dorchester 106 734 2,232 842 3,914 Dover 821 35 1,262 1,689 585 4,392
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons with foreign nationals have specific work(a) led by a foreign nationals co-ordinator and (b) guided by relevant policies. [159287]
§ Paul GogginsSome prisons with large numbers of foreign national prisoners have appointed a member of staff to act as a foreign nationals coordinator to work specifically to address their needs. Information on such prisons is not kept centrally but it tends to be in those prisons which have had a high number of foreign national prisoners for some time.
All prisons have a race relations liaison officer and a race relations management team that are responsible for the promotion of good race relations and the fair treatment of ethnic minority prisoners, who may include many foreign nationals.
Prison service policies aim to ensure that all prisoners, including foreign nationals, are treated fairly and that their needs are met. This includes maintenance of their ties with family members and their own community, diet, religion, and access to welfare, legal and interpreting services. Some prisons have produced a local policy document with specific guidance on how foreign national prisoners' needs should be met. However, detailed information about these policies is not monitored centrally and can be produced only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost has been of the maintenance and refurbishment of each prison for each of the last five years. [160749]
§ Paul GogginsThe information is set out in the following table.
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Establishments 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Total (£000) Downview 512 289 303 708 1,812 Drake Hall 729 84 3,471 2,497 4,194 10,975 Durham 1,464 474 3,297 4,532 4,937 14,704 East Sutton Park 200 28 607 835 Eastwood Park 141 55 2,728 2,024 4,948 Edmunds Hill 11 1,323 1,334 Elmley 328 328 Erlestoke 476 3,492 3,968 Everthorpe 116 1,741 1,365 3,222 Exeter 156 229 794 13 441 1,633 Featherstone 104 82 84 1,186 259 1,715 Feltham 3,911 4,961 1,949 4,082 790 15,693 Ford 24 301 325 Foston Hall 50 701 43 82 876 Frankland 2,329 590 2,215 232 153 5,519 Full Sutton 132 1,358 112 812 539 2,953 Garth 453 1,003 506 217 2,179 Gartree 79 2,816 2,192 5,345 10,432 Glen Parva 363 47 746 338 987 2,481 Gloucester 139 468 2,980 1,015 184 4,786 Grendon 233 2,353 734 188 3,508 Guys Marsh 853 847 1,700 Haslar 18 658 676 Haverigg 3,589 3,692 332 212 1,724 9,549 Hewell Grange 1,387 207 455 121 2,170 Highdown 283 232 449 277 344 1,585 Highpoint 622 1,588 1,861 973 356 5,400 Hindley 535 21 190 2,282 689 3,717 Hollesley Bay 2,143 673 275 654 1,073 4,818 Holloway 289 1,305 666 1,096 1,746 5,102 Huntercombe 98 1,163 28 1,289 Holme House 199 865 1,897 2,961 Hull 474 58 412 944 Kingston 35 68 972 185 408 1,668 Kirkham 1,231 133 200 5,591 976 8,131 Kirklevington 213 3,026 3,239 Lancaster Castle 2,007 99 17 896 3,019 Lancaster Farms 855 422 71 1,336 1,531 4,215 Latchmere House 762 128 133 1,023 Leeds 424 263 3,094 2,306 1,782 7,869 Leicester 134 99 462 695 Lewes 152 42 61 937 1,928 3,120 Leyhill 74 148 99 321 Lincoln 2,219 2,484 2,800 4,403 931 12,837 Lindholme 924 5,611 1,311 789 2,769 11,404 Littlehey 562 12 448 1,022 Liverpool 1,136 3,296 2,519 834 95 7,880 Long Lartin 520 555 1,514 3,568 2,719 8,876 Low Newton 1,345 272 49 358 2,024 Maidstone 1,563 1,396 2,896 1,690 2,516 10,061 Manchester 56 256 312 Moorland 363 363 Moorland (Open) 0 Morton Hall 2,538 824 248 3,610 Mount 302 202 120 209 641 1,474 New Hall 431 96 1,128 234 239 2,128 North Sea Camp 33 80 191 27 331 Northallerton 1,741 627 925 3,293 Norwich 138 159 856 636 1,789 Nottingham 136 893 584 1,613 Onley 2,831 991 282 1,229 2,183 7,516 Parkhurst 691 290 497 27 237 1,742 Pentonville 868 1,044 1,528 2,867 5,763 12,070 Portland 1,311 306 1,479 4,100 5,559 12,755 Prescoed 176 198 374 Preston 481 2,970 1,712 1,428 4,919 11,510 Ranby 11 160 21 1,198 2,835 4,225 Reading 408 26 368 383 1,185 Risley 3,228 1,691 1,850 8,220 2,481 17,470 Rochester 1,338 3,043 2,333 6,310 2,732 15,756 Send 3,100 134 28 3,262 Shepton Mallet 11 889 635 428 1,963 Shrewsbury 558 60 12 1,182 1,812 Spring Hill 120 1,302 1,422
Establishments 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Total (£000) Stafford 113 125 247 785 1,281 2,551 Standford Hill 40 840 1,297 2,177 Stocken 88 17 359 464 Stoke Heath 553 553 675 384 2,388 4,553 Styal 52 469 39 11 194 765 Sudbury 260 182 13 455 Swaleside 35 872 1,880 757 947 4,491 Swansea 398 1,275 225 2,180 4,078 Swinfen Hall 982 153 50 642 1,827 The Verne 188 380 524 781 594 2,467 Thorn Cross 616 1,444 845 2,905 Usk 85 63 1,008 1,156 Wakefield 2,745 6,698 3,294 5,420 4,504 22,661 Wandsworth 2,085 2,164 3,782 5,123 2,196 15,350 Wayland 63 184 1,814 149 2,210 Wealstun 1,969 79 248 5,535 7,831 Weare 788 106 570 360 68 1,892 Wellingborough 196 76 49 240 253 814 Werrington 1,381 115 110 1,606 Wetherby 1,024 1,224 69 125 1,027 3,469 Whatton 504 1,639 27 659 2,829 Whitemoor 1,331 705 737 617 365 3,755 Winchester 185 1,616 4,032 5,833 Woodhill 27 27 Wormwood Scrubs 9,376 8,314 493 321 18,504 Wymott 265 35 253 1,327 1,880 Totals 90,672 92,845 101,325 144,309 170,606 599,757 Note:
Figures are construction costs, excluding professional fees. The additional accommodation programme and associated ancillaries are not included. Minor maintenance works undertaken locally are also excluded.
§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the latest estimates are for the maintenance and refurbishment of each prison for the next five years.[160750]
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Prison Service maintenance/refurhishment—Future years Establishments 2004–05 2005–06 2004–05 2005–06 Total (£000) Acklington 280 9 308 1,809 2,117 Albany 34 120 96 137 233 Ashwell — — 347 0 347 Askham Grange — — 37 0 37 Aylesbury 36 — 2,790 115 2,905 Bedford 528 13 528 13 541 Belmarsh 371 12 566 12 568 Birmingham 770 767 3,134 966 4,100 Blantyre House 388 21 388 21 409 Blundeston 1,051 245 1,051 245 1,296 Brinsford — — 931 37 968 Bristol 5 390 138 430 568 Brixton 1,393 46 1,693 6,697 8,390 Brockhill — — 4,175 91 4,266 BuckleyHall 375 24 1,241 54 1,295 Bullingdon 49 — 49 0 49 Bullwood Hall 1,384 250 1,630 263 1,893 Camp Hill 764 19 921 19 940 Canterbury 25 148 3,175 2,976 6,151 Cardiff 316 22 1,219 129 1,348 Castington 3 800 243 825 1,068 Channings Wood 1,093 38 1,779 58 1,837 Chelmsford 319 544 739 695 1,434 Coldingley 196 — 196 0 196 Cookham Wood 188 162 188 162 350 Dartmoor 385 1,515 6,958 5,948 12,906 Deerbolt 205 6 464 49 513 Dorchester 268 211 364 211 575 Dover 830 242 1,304 258 1,562 Downview — 290 6,217 2,516 8,733 Drake Hall — 300 530 382 912 Durham 28 — 3,911 4,250 8,161
§ Paul GogginsThe latest estimates for maintenance and refurbishment set out in the following table are for the financial years 2004–05 and 2005–06. Funding allocations for the years 2006–07 to 2008–09 will be determined in the Spending Review 2004.
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Prison Service maintenance/refurbishment—Future years Establishments 2004–05 2005–06 2004–05 2005–06 Total (£000) East Sutton Park 900 333 1,243 346 1,589 Eastwood Park 128 — 185 0 185 Edmunds Hill 308 10 308 10 318 Elmley 693 21 693 21 714 Erlestoke 37 — 416 37 453 Everthorpe 30 — 867 20 887 Exeter — 1,150 0 1,150 1,150 Featherstone 996 375 996 375 1,371 Feltham 165 449 3,790 1,343 5,133 Ford — — 0 0 0 Foston Hall 383 — 383 0 383 Frankland — 1,100 2,775 1,675 4,450 Full Sutton 278 1,766 353 1,768 2,121 Garth — — 26 0 26 Gartree 860 4,000 1,239 6,900 8,139 Glen Parva 181 966 181 966 1,147 Gloucester 332 114 332 114 446 Grendon 2,049 404 2,049 404 2,453 Guys Marsh 391 735 427 735 1,162 Haslar 666 17 666 17 683 Haverigg — — 49 0 49 Hewell Grange — 310 0 310 310 High Down 1,883 1,813 1,883 1,813 3,696 Highpoint South 101 2 2,434 52 2,486 Hindley — — 1,738 953 2,691 Hollesley Bay 711 365 711 365 1,076 Holloway 2,812 2,459 3,162 5,943 9,105 Huntercombe — 350 0 350 350 Holme House 69 165 427 217 644 Hull 34 — 34 0 34 Kingston — — 1,571 46 1,617 Kirkham — — 133 0 133 Kirklevington 511 15 572 15 587 Lancaster Castle — — 0 0 0 Lancaster Farms — — 1,238 50 1,288 Latchmere House — 300 0 300 300 Leeds 800 1,214 830 1,214 2,044 Leicester 1,106 118 1,106 118 1,224 Lewes 826 18 864 3,518 4,382 Leyhill — 336 0 336 336 Lincoln — 220 6,799 3,964 10,763 Lindholme 484 426 674 455 1,129 Littlehey 519 12 519 12 531 Liverpool — — 1,709 7,000 8,709 Long Lartin 1,020 30 1,850 47 1,897 Low Newton — 313 0 313 313 Maidstone 1,922 788 3,316 824 4,140 Manchester 415 664 415 664 1,079 Moorland 20 40 770 522 1,292 Morton Hall 354 95 354 95 449 Mount 478 11 478 11 489 New Hall — — 1,834 46 1,880 North Sea Camp 208 144 208 144 352 Northallerton 538 156 568 156 724 Norwich 214 162 3,013 1,376 4,389 Nottingham 420 461 420 461 881 Onley 1,116 2,602 1,648 2,618 4,266 Parkhurst 1,165 34 1,789 819 2,608 Pentonville 2,137 2,031 6,234 4,055 10,289 Portland 20 293 4,157 5,859 10,016 Prescoed — — 0 0 0 Preston 5,612 3,180 5,612 3,180 8,792 Ranby 117 — 117 0 117 Reading 314 — 314 0 314 Risley — — 34 0 34 Rochester 533 18 533 18 551 Send — — 0 0 0 Shepton Mallet 592 1,308 1,492 2,808 4,300 Shrewsbury — 488 208 497 705 Spring Hill 288 15 288 15 303 Stafford 937 21 2,040 55 2,095 Standford Hill 1,764 654 1,764 654 2,418 Stocken 80 — 80 0 80
Prison Service maintenance/refurbishment—Future years Establishments 2004–05 2005–06 200s–05 2005–06 Total (£000) Stoke Heath 1,146 504 1,806 536 2,342 Styal 210 164 710 164 874 Sudbury — — 0 0 0 Swaleside 144 420 144 420 564 Swansea 2,185 858 2,201 858 3,059 Swinfen Hall 393 224 393 224 617 The Verne 1,261 136 1,261 136 1,397 Thorn Cross — — 0 0 0 Usk 472 2,900 472 2,900 3,372 Wakefield — 730 7,483 3,630 11,113 Wandsworth 753 5,900 1,189 15,915 17,104 Wayland 236 698 236 698 934 Wealstun 3,796 858 3,796 858 4,654 Weare — — 0 0 0 Wellingborough — — 15 25 40 Werrington — — 0 0 0 Wetherby 1,800 100 1,830 100 1,930 Whatton 76 76 0 76 Whitemoor 2 195 353 203 556 Winchester 1,781 776 4,362 1,021 5,383 Woodhill — — 167 33 200 Wormwood Scrubs 386 715 820 1,715 2,535 Wymott 103 103 0 103 Totals — — 157,635 126,953 284,588 Note:
Figures are construction costs, excluding professional fees.
The additional accommodation programme and associated ancillaries are not included.
Minor maintenance works undertaken locally are also excluded.
The figures show current programmed work and may be adjusted and further work added.
§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated cost of the backlog in maintenance for each prison establishment is; and if he will make a statement. [160751]
§ Paul GogginsThe estimated cost of identified maintenance is as follows:
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Prison Service—Estimated Outstanding Maintenance Establishment Estimated Outturn Acklington 8,459 Albany 12,409 Ashwell 2,444 Askham Grange 1,081 Aylesbury 5,515 Bedford 3,245 Belmarsh 349 Birmingham 7,186 Blakenhurst 31 Blantyre House 1,311 Blundeston 2,160 Brinsford 5,104 Bristol 7,701 Brixton 3,936 Brockhill 3,540 Buckley Hall 1,501 Bullingdon 3,678 Bullwood Hall 2,668 Camp Hill 3,950 Camp Hill Farm 293 Canterbury 4,032 Cardiff 6,933 Castington 4,517 Channings Wood 2,389 Chelmsford 5,248 Coldingley 4,644 Cookham Wood 376 Dartmoor 6,653 Deerbolt 2,843 817W
Prison Service—Estimated Outstanding Maintenance Establishment Estimated Outturn Dorchester 7,315 Dover 3,739 Downview 2,942 Drake Hall 2,164 Durham 1,379 East Sutton Park 2,625 Eastwood Park 359 Edmunds Hill 1,993 Elmley 206 Erlestoke 4,239 Everthorpe 3,967 Exeter 4,349 Featherston 19,454 Feltham 5,633 Ford 4,658 Foston Hall 836 Frankland Hall 2,039 Full Sutton 3,061 Garth 1,897 Gartree 5,692 Glen Parva 13,760 Gloucester 3,060 Grendon 6,306 Guys Marsh 8,026 Haslar 1,367 Haverigg 4,318 Hewell Grange 3,905 High Down 3,841 Highpoint South 3,246 Hindley 1,356 Hollesley Bay 2,922 Holloway 16,066 Holme House 1,983 Hull 4,289 Huntercombe 2,870 Kingston 2,439 Kirkham 3,037
Prison Service—Estimated Outstanding Maintenance Establishment Estimated Outturn Kirklevington 1,263 Lancaster Castle 5,489 Lancaster Farms 1,026 Latchmere House 958 Leeds 8,873 Leicester 5,011 Lewes 6,680 Leyhill 3,407 Lincoln 3,287 Lindholme 4,518 Littlehey 5,697 Liverpool 12,382 Long Lartin 1.488 Low Newton 1,001 Maidstone 7,080 Manchester 4,353 Moorland 1,142 Moorland Open 965 Morton Hall 629 Mount 3,482 New Hall 5,099 Newbold Revel 2,705 North Sea Camp 5,184 Northallerton 1,054 Norwich 6,199 Nottingham 2,841 Onley 9,941 Parkhurst 6,896 Pentonville 1,425 Portland 12,421 Prescoed 3,343 Preston 881 Ranby 3,066 Reading 2,324 Risley 11,847 Rochester 1,184 Send 2,173 Shepton Mallett 5,231 Shrewsbury 13,414 Spring Hill 6,293 Stafford 14,451 Standford Hill 13,207 Stocken 6,149 Stoke Heath 17,362 Styal 4,025 Sudbury 249 Swaleside 2,116 Swansea 2,726 Swinfen Hall 2,231 Thorn Cross 528 Usk 2,333 Verne 13,011 Wakefield 11,242 Wandsworth 17,779 Wayland 1,534 Wealstun 556 Wealstun (closed) 1,353 Wellingborough 13,361 Werrington 2,035 Wetherby 2,014 Whatton 1,253 Whitemoor 481 Winchester 7,617 Wormwood Scrubs 6,783 Wymott 7,616 Total 609,798