HC Deb 12 November 1990 vol 180 cc36-7W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will supply the number of appeals that have been received by the European Commission and Court of Human Rights from British prisoners for each year since 1979, the reason for them and the result of the appeal.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Of those cases which the Commission has decided to refer to the Government for observations, the following is the information available in respect of complaints about the prison system in England and Wales.

Year Cases of Complaints about Prison Conditions Cases of Complaints about Prison Procedures Findings of the Commission Findings of the Committee of Ministers Findings of the Court
1989 1 7 5 Pending
1 Withdrawn
1 Struck off
1 Inadmissable
1990 1 Pending

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