§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of (a) men arid (b) women on rule 43 in prisons in the United Kingdom on 30 June.
§ Mr. MellorThe 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 as at 31 March 1985 (the latest date for which figures are available) was as follows:
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Own Request Good Order or Discipline Males 572 75 Females 1 6 Information is not kept centrally on the segregation of unconvicted prisoners. Responsibility for prison establishments in Scotland and Northern Ireland is for my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the prisons in the United Kingdom where association does not take place.
§ Mr. MellorIn England and Wales, association does not take place at HM prisons Liverpool, Manchester and Wandsworth.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present position regarding his Department's review of existing pay and sick pay rates being paid to prisoners at present in prisons in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MellorThe rates of inmate pay in England and Wales are reviewed annually. They are currently under consideration and revised rates of pay are expected to be brought into force on 7 October 1985. A departmental working party is reviewing the earnings systems currently in force, and will report by the end of the year. The earnings rates of prisoners in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.