§ Mr. Favellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the available beds in each of the surgical units in Her Majesty's prisons were occupied during each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorI regret that the occupancy of beds in surgical wards is not recorded separately from that of other hospital beds at the establishments concerned.
§ Mr. Favellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table indicating, for the surgical units at Parkhurst, Liverpool and Wormwood Scrubs prisons, the number of operations performed in each unit in each of the last five years, broken down by appropriate categories of surgery.
§ Mr. MellorThe following table provides the information requested.