§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many prisons built before 1901 night sanitation has been provided during the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available; how many cells have been taken out of service to provide such facilities; and what was the cost to public funds of the conversions during this period.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggDuring the past 12 months, essential refurbishment involving the closure of wings at Liverpool and Stafford prisons has been used as an opportunity to install integral sanitation for 141 prisoners at Liverpool and 100 at Stafford. The cells concerned will be out of service for about 21 months at Liverpool and about 18 months at Stafford until the total refurbishment is completed early in 1989. The installation of the integral sanitation has not been costed separately from the total refurbishment because there are so many elements common to both.
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Findings of guilt at magistrates' courts for seat belt offences1 1985 1986 Male Female Total Percentage male Male Female Total Percentage male England and Wales January 720 63 783 92 1,194 141 1,335 89 February 618 70 688 90 1,108 135 1,243 89 March 796 92 888 90 1,230 132 1,362 90 April 944 105 1,049 90 1,630 192 1,822 89 May 1,053 118 1,171 90 1,421 162 1,583 90 June 1,210 132 1,342 90 1,669 197 1,866 89 July 1,399 146 1,545 91 1,682 173 1,855 91 August 1,200 134 1,334 90 1,470 147 1,617 91 During the same period, different methods of installing integral sanitation have been tested in a number of old prisons without major refurbishment and without taking cells out of service for longer than a few weeks. The number of prisoners accommodated has not been reduced because working on only a few cells at a time makes it acceptable for the number in others to be temporarily increased. The schemes concerned are as follows:
Prison Number of cells converted Cost per cell £ Camp Hill (built 1910) 4 800 Northallerton 6 1,200 Nottingham 4 2,000 Pentonville 18 1,400 Preston 8 800 Shepton Mallett 26 1,000 Wandsworth 8 1,100 1 Four already converted, four due to complete in two weeks. 2 Due to complete in six weeks. These and other similar schemes where installation has not yet been completed will be assessed during the next few months to determine which are the most suitable for extensive use.