§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of strip searches made on women inmates in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydPrison establishments are not required to maintain records of all strip searches made on women prisoners. However, they do maintain records of strip searches of female inmates in category A. There were 103 such searches in 1989, 136 in 1990 and 189 in 1991.