§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prisoners were held in establishments where prisoners were unlocked for a total of at least 12 hours on weekdays, on the last day of each month since April 1992.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 14 June 1994]: 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 21 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent question about what percentage of prisoners are held in establishments where prisoners were unlocked for a total of at least 12 hours on weekdays on the last day of each month since April 1992.This information has only been collected since June 1993. The available information is as follows:
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Month Percentage of prisoners held in establishments where prisoners were unlocked for 12 hours or more on weekdays Per cent. 1993 June 22 July 22 August 23 September 23 October 23 November 24 December 24 1994 January 26 February 27
§ 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. Elliot Morley, dated 21 June 1994:
The Home Secretary had asked me to reply to your recent Question about the numbers of prisoners who have died as a result of epilepsy in each Prison Service establishment in each year since 1984.The attached table gives details of the number of those prisoners whose death has been medically attributed to epilepsy or effects related to that medical condition. The most recent death in custody which was certified to be epilepsy-related occurred in 1992.
Month Percentage of prisoners held in establishments where prisoners were unlocked for 12 hours or more on weekdays Per cent. March 29 April 31 May 32
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average number of hours per week which prisoners spend in purposeful activity, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 14 June 1994]: 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 21 June 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average number of hours per week which prisoners spend in purposeful activity, at the latest available date.In May 1994, prisoners spent an average of 26.06 hours per week in purposeful activity.