§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many female prisoners are serving sentences under the protection of rule 43; and what is the percentage in relation to the numbers of female prisoners, by prison.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information as at 31 March 1989 is set out in the table. The percentages relate to the total sentenced population at each establishment.
Sentenced female prisoners at 31 March 1989 Establishment Number on Rule 43 (own protection) Percentage of total Cookham Wood Prison 2 1.7 Holloway Prison 5 2.2 New Hall Prison 8 18.2 Styal Prison 1 0.5 There were no prisoners on rule 43 for their own protection at any of the other eight establishments holding sentenced female prisoners.