§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what specialist counselling services are available to prisoners who have been the victims of sexual assaults; and how many prisoners have been counselled for these matters in each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility 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 I. Dunbar to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, dated 30 April 1993:
In the absence of Mr. Lewis, the director general, from the office, the Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about specialist counselling services to prisoners who have been the victim of a sexual assault.
Governors are able to call upon relevant specialists, including health care staff, psychologists, probation officers and chaplains, to assist in providing treatment, care and support to the victims of violent and traumatic incidents, including those involving sexual assault.
I regret that the statistical information requested is not collected.
§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of sexual assaults reported by prisoners(a) by other prisoners and (b) by police or prison staff in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.