§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many strip searches were made on women prisoners in Her Majesty's prisons in Scotland for each of the years 1982, 1983 and 1984, distinguishing between prisoners held on remand and sentenced prisoners.
§ Mr. AncramThe number of strip searches of female prisoners made in Scotland in 1983 and 1984 was 3,816 and 5,110 respectively. Similar information is not available for 1982 nor is it possible to distinguish in the succeeding years between prisoners held on remand and sentenced prisoners.