HC Deb 06 March 1986 vol 93 cc225-6W
Mr. Hume

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what figures are available to indicate the number of claimants who had representation at appeal tribunals in each social security office area in Northern Ireland in 1985.

Mr. Needham

Security appeal tribunals sit at 21 centres throughout Northern Ireland, not at each social security office. The numbers of claimants who had representation at appeal tribunals in Northern Ireland in 1985 are as set out:

Strip searches conducted at Armagh prison during 1985
Reason for search Jan. Feb. March April May June July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
First admission on remand or awaiting trial 6 8 9 5 10 4 6 2 5 11 5 11 82
First admission on sentence final discharge 23 23 24 9 11 10 13 15 11 12 9 4 164
Attendance remand courts 2 2 — 1 6 1 2 — 2 1 — 2 19
Attendance trial — 1 1 — — 2 — — — 1 — 3 8
Attendance appeal 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1
Attendance bail court 2 8 6 3 3 3 3 2 — 12 4 10 56
Pre-release home leave — 2 11 10 10 13 3 4 2 1 3 4 63
Compassionate home leave — — — — 2 6 — — — — — — 8
Inter-prison visits 2 2 — — — — — 2 — 2 2 — 10
Visits to outside hospital — 2 — 3 1 — 1 — 1 — — — 8
Pre-release programme (lifer) — 2 8 21 21 14 — — — — — — 66
Attendance at police station (section 16 Prison Act (NI) 1953) — — — — — — — — — 2 3 — 5
Total number of strip searches 36 50 59 52 64 53 28 25 21 42 26 34 490
Total number of inmates searched 26 31 35 21 27 21 22 14 14 23 16 21 271

Mr. Archer

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will give a monthly breakdown of strip searches conducted at Maze prison during 1985 and January 1986 according to reason for search and giving for each month the total number of strip searches and the total number of inmates searched.

Mr. Scott

The information requested could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.

Social Security Appeal Tribunal Area Number of Claimants who had representation
Armagh 45
Ballymena 61
Ballymoney 6
Banbridge 50
Belfast 481
Coleraine 66
Cookstown 47
Downpatrick 29
Dungannon 112
Enniskillen 39
Limavady 10
Lisburn 4
Londonderry 310
Lurgan 21
Magherafelt 18
Newcastle 35
Newry 351
Newtownards 37
Omagh 238
Portadown 34
Strabane 215