§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women were on rule 43 in prisons in (i) England and Wales, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Northern Ireland on 12 February.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe table shows the number of males and females—both adults and young persons—removed from association under rule 43 of the prison rules and rule 46 of the young offender institution rules on 12 February, in prison service establishments in England and Wales.
Rule 43/46 Own protection Rule 43/46 Good order and discipline Total Males 1,570 241 1,811 Females 22 7 29 Total 1,592 248 1,840 The table does not include inmates in designated vulnerable prisoner units where ruled 43 and 46 restrictions do not apply.
Responsibility for prisons elsewhere in the United Kingdom rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland, and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.