§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many category A prisoners are at present held on remand at Risley detention centre; to how many strip searches they have been subjected in June, giving the number of persons involved, the number of times each person was searched and if any prison contraband, smuggled item or illgal correspondence was discovered in any search, indicating which items; in how many cases prisoners refused to be searched and had to be restrained while a search was being conducted; and what were the reasons for the search under each of the following headings:(a) making a remand appearance at court, (b) attending a trial, (c) inter-prison visit and (d) other reasons.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn 28 July there were seven inmates on remand at Risley remand centre who had been placed 757W in category A. Comprehensive records of strip searches are available only in respect of category A women prisoners, of whom there was one in Risley on the date in question. The records show that this prisoner was strip-searched on three occasions in June—twice in connection with her temporary transfer to another prison, and one at the time of a cell change.
No unauthorised article was discoverd on any of these occasions. On no occasion did the prisoner refuse to be strip-searched.