§ 23. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners whose relatives live in Northern Ireland, but who started then-prison sentence in Great Britain, have been transferred to Northern Ireland for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HurdThe following table gives the number of permanent and temporary transfers of prisoners to Northern Ireland from both England and Wales and Scotland in each of the last 10 years. In addition there have been a number of prisoners who were transferred temporarily to Northern Ireland for court appearances who subsequently remained there.
Permanent transfer Temporary transfer* 1974 1 4 1975 13 2 1976 0 3 1977 0 3 1978 0 3 1979 1 3 1980 2 3 1981 0 1 1982 0 0 1983 3 1 * Includes some prisoners transferred temporarily on more than one occasion.
§ 27. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are currently serving sentences or are on remand in prisons in England and Wales.
§ Mr. HurdI refer the hon. Member to the reply given earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire, Moorlands (Mr. Knox).
§ Mr. Frank Fieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of prisoners in each security category in each of the four prison department regions; and what is the certified accommodation in each security category in each of the four prison department regions.
§ Mr. HurdThe readily available information for adult males is given in the following tables. Women and young offenders are not categorised in this way.
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Adult males serving sentences in Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on 30 November 1983; by security category and region. *Estimated number Prison Department region Security category North Mid-land South East South West Total A 100 40 70 50 250 B 1,330 570 1,880 1,070 4,850 C 3,560 2,270 2,810 1,750 10,390 D 1,130 960 1,560 600 4,240
Prison Department region Security category North Mid-land South East South West Total Not recorded 1,670 410 1,710 990 4,780 TOTAL 7,800 4,240 8,030 4,450 24,520 * Rounded estimates; the components do not always add to the totals because they have been rounded independently.
Certified normal accommodation of Prison Department establishments in England and Wales on 30 November 1983, by type and region (excluding youth custody centres, detention centres and female establishments). Prison department region *Type of establishment and category North Mid-land South East South West Total † Local prisons and remand centres (Cat. B) 4,152 1,786 4,837 2,703 13,478 ‡Closed training prisons (Cat. B) 1,546 525 2,015 956 5,042 ║Closed training prisons (Cat. C) 2,090 1,391 1,793 1,098 6,372 Open training prisons (Cat. D) 1,010 784 1,120 332 3,246 * Category given relates to establishment as a whole and does not necessarily apply to all accommodation. Category A prisoners are held in specially secure parts of local prisons and in certain closed training prisons. † Includes accommodation occupied by young offenders. ‡ Excludes young offender establishments. ║ Includes the open unit at Highpoint.