§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners at Her Majesty's prison Wymott have been charged for the riot and destruction of the prison; and what has been the range of punishments provided.
§ 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 Derek Lewis to Mr. Doug Hoyle, dated 11 February 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many prisoners at Her Majesty's Prison Wymott have been charged for the riot and destruction of the prison; and what has been the range of punishments provided.Lancashire Constabulary are still continuing their investigation into the disturbance. They have not yet charged any individual person, but he result of their inquiries should be known soon, together with any decision to lay charges.As a result of the internal Prison Service investigation into the disturbance, fourteen prisoners were charged with an overall total of 24 offences under Prison Rules. Three of these prisoners were found guilty of an overall total of four offences and the individual level of punishments awarded in these cases ranged from 7 to 28 days added to their sentences. One prisoner was found not guilty of the charges against him. Charges against the remaining ten prisoners have at this stage been adjourned pending the outcome of the police investigation or other internal Prison Service