§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the prisoners segregated under Rule 43 on 16th May 1974 were entirely 306W segregated from contact with other prisoners; and how many of them were segregated at their own request and how many for good order and discipline;
(2)among those prisoners segregated under Rule 43 on 16th May 1974, what was the longest time any sentenced person had been wholly segregated from contact with other prisoners; and if this was at his own request or for good order and discipline;
how many sentenced prisoners wholly segregated under Rule 43 from contact with other prisoners have been wholly segregated for periods longer than one, three and six months, respectively; how many of these have been segregated at their own request; and how many for good order and discipline.
§ Dr. SummerskillOf the 22 who were so segregated, seven were segregated at their own request and 15 for the maintenance of good order and discipline. The longest period spent in these conditions was 10 months and 4 days. This was at the prisoner's own request.
Of the 21 sentenced prisoners so segregated, two had been segregated for more than one month and one for more than three months, in each case for the maintenance of good order and discipline. Two had been segregated for more than six months, in both cases at the prisoner's own request.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the prisoner segregated from other prisoners under Rule 43 at his own request for one year and 10 days on 26th November 1973, as given in answer to the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Dell) on 26th November 1973, is still wholly segregated from contact with other prisoners.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo.