HC Deb 12 July 1985 vol 82 c559W
Mr. Tom Cox

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of prisoners who have been subject to rule 43 for over one year, two years, three years, four years and five years, respectively.

Mr. Mellor

The number of sentenced prisoners in England and Wales who were segregated under prison rule 43 for their own protection or for reasons of good order or discipline for the periods in question (as at 31 January 1985, the latest date for which figures are available) was as follows:

Own protection Good order or discipline
1–2 years 22 4
2–3 years 5
3–4 years 3
4–5 years
Over 5 years 1

No women have been subject to rule 43 for longer than 1 year. Information is not kept centrally on the segregation of unconvicted prisoners.