HC Deb 27 April 1987 vol 115 cc1-2W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in the last year for which figures are available arrangements have been made for chiropodists to hold sessions in prison establishments; and in which prisons were such sessions held.

Mr. Mellor

The information held centrally relates only to sessions held on a regular basis. In September 1986 the position was as follows:

Establishment Frequency of session
Bristol One weekly
Camp Hill One monthly
Cardiff One weekly
Drake Hall One weekly
Frankland One monthly
Leyhill One monthly
Lincoln Two weekly
Liverpool One fortnightly
Maidstone One weekly
Manchester Two weekly
Norwich One monthly
Parkhurst One monthly

Establishment Frequency of session
Ranby One fortnightly
Styal One weekly
Wormwood Scrubs One weekly
Wymott One weekly

At other establishments sessions are arranged on an ad hoc basis in the light of demand and at the clinical discretion of the medical officer.