HC Deb 03 February 1992 vol 203 cc7-8W
Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Wolds prison will be covered by crown immunity.

Mrs. Rumbold

I will write to the hon. Member.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedure will be followed immediately after the admission of an inmate to Wolds prison.

Mrs. Rumbold

The requirements for the reception and induction procedures at Wolds are set out in section C and D of the operational specification, a copy of which was placed in the Library of the House on 2 May 1991.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether extra costs in the event of prisoner disorder at Wolds prison involving the use of the emergency services or crown employees will be met by the contractors or from public funds.

Mrs. Rumbold

Any such costs would be met from public funds unless the disorder were attributable to the contractor's failure to carry out his duties under the contract properly.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances he will direct prison service employees into Wolds prison.

Mrs. Rumbold

Prison service staff may be required to go into Wolds prison as part of their normal duties in a variety of circumstances, ranging from the in-house presence of the controller to attendance in the event of a Crown servant being appointed as governor under section 88 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.

Mr. Meale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the director of Wolds prison has the power to refuse entry to any prisoner who has been duly remanded to it by the courts.

Mrs. Rumbold

The contract with Group 4 Remand Services Limited is for the management of a 320-place remand prison for category B prisoners. Subject to those limits on the number and category of prisoners to be held there, it will not be open to the director of the prison to refuse entry to any prisoner who has been duly remanded in custody by the courts.

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