HC Deb 19 April 1993 vol 223 c14W
Ms Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the two recent incidents which involved an assault on a police officer at the Wolds remand centre.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated April 1993:

Wolds Prison: Incidents of alleged assaults on police officers

The Home Secretary has asked me to write to you directly in reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking about two incidents which involved alleged assaults on police officers at HM Prison Wolds.

There have been two separate unconnected incidents of alleged assault on police officers. The first incident involved an officer who was visiting a prisoner in an official capacity. The prisoner has been charged and is currently awaiting trial.

The second incident occurred when a prisoner was being escorted into the prison's admissions building. Witness statements were taken, but to date no charges have been laid.