Wolds Prison (Hansard, 14 July 1992)

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the contract struck between Group 4 and the French-owned private medical firm AM I for the provision of health care at Wolds prison.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
No. This is a matter for Group 4.

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the prison service charges Group 4 to keep inmates from Wolds prison in custody and to provide them with food when they are delivered to Crown court.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
The prison service has responsibility for guarding and feeding prisoners at the Crown court. No question of charging arises.

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Group 4 will meet the cost of damage caused by inmates as a result of the disturbance at Wolds prison on 27 June.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
Yes.

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to hold an inquiry into the most recent disturbance at Wolds prison; and when he expects the results to be published.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
I refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply to the hon. Member for Don Valley (Mr. Redmond) on 8 July, at column199.

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons Group 4 staff delivered two sick prisoners from Wolds prison to Doncaster crown court on 29 June.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
Only one prisoner from Wolds was taken ill at Doncaster Crown court on 29 June. He had been seen by medical staff at the prison for treatment to a cut arm before leaving for court. He was prescribed antibiotic tablets and pronounced fit to travel. His illness at court was diagnosed as a reaction to the antibiotic tablets, which he was advised to stop taking.

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Group 4 employees were532W used to deal with the disturbance which took place at the Wolds prison between Saturday 27 June and Sunday 28 June; and how many of these employees were certified prisoner custody officers.

§ Mr. Peter Lloyd
Twenty-four staff were deployed and all were certified prisoner custody officers.