§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the number of assaults on staff for each of the last 10 years at Manchester Strangeways prison.
Earl FerrersThe information requested is not available. The following table shows the number of offences of gross personal violence to a member of staff, and of assault on a member of staff (including attempts to commit such offences), of which inmates at Manchester prison were found guilty on adjudication in each of the years 1980-89.
Gross personal violence Assault Actual Attempt Actual Attempt 1980 — — 19 5 1981 — — 26 3 1982 — 2 22 6 1983 — — 18 14 1984 — — 9 2 1985 — — 10 3 1986 — 1 27 5 1987 — — 46 4 1988 1 — 49 9 1989 — — 56 8 In addition, two offences of gross personal violence to a prison officer were referred to the police, in 1984 and 1988. The figures for 1989 are provisional.