§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which rules of the European prison rules are not yet complied with by the prison service; which rules the service does not currently have plans to comply with; and what are the estimated dates for compliance with those rules which the prison service intends to comply with but has not yet done so.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe European prison rules are intended to guide member states of the Council of Europe in their internal legislation and practice. Her Majesty's prison service in England and Wales complies fully or partially with all of them. Those which are partially complied with are: 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 25, 39, 42, 65, 67, 71, 94, 96 and 99. There are at present no plans to comply fully with some aspects of rules 14, 39, 67, 96 and 99. The remainder will be complied with as soon as practicable, but it is not possible to give estimated dates.