§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to limit use of private cash in prisons.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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. George Howarth, dated 2 February 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about what plans there are to limit private cash in prisons.The Secretary of State announced in the House on 19 December 1994 that a system under which prisoners would have to earn privileges would be introduced. At the same time, he stated that, as part of this new approach, the amount of private cash that prisoners804W
Police overtime Total cost 1992–93 £ Average per officer £ Total cost 1993–94 £ Average per officer £ Avon and Somerset 6,483,805 2,113 3,411,264 1,125 Bedfordshire 2,465,006 2,110 2,005,596 1,742 Cambridgeshire 3,482,000 2,753 2,452,994 1,942 Cheshire 4,442,473 2,328 2,849,688 1,498 City of London 2,173,705 2,635 2,414,334 2,704 Cleveland 1,645,093 1,113 1,860,389 1,302 Cumbria 2,355,384 1,969 1,772,714 1,510 Derbyshire 3,258,958 1,781 2,606,392 1,432 Avon and Cornwall 6,061,765 2,083 4,308,050 1,478 Dorset 1,729,899 1,329 1,496,308 1,154 Durham 1,670,907 1,210 1,850,700 1,338 Dyfed Powys 2,142,357 2,215 1,385,499 1,436 Essex 5,628,590 1,917 5,897,104 2,008 Gloucestershire 1,539,963 1,340 1,986,563 1,714 Greater Manchester 24,271,289 3,438 15,174,820 2,178 Gwent 1,553,956 1,548 1,381,970 1,392 Hampshire 7,107,374 2,170 6,577,017 2,011 Hertfordshire 2,324,840 1,368 2,721,585 1,618 Humberside 3,280,068 1,614 3,583,821 1,758 Kent 5,598,524 1,780 6,013,068 1,912 Lancashire 6,967,479 2,173 4,521,393 1,426 Leicestershire 3,875,318 2,147 2,165,623 1,187 Lincolnshire 2,343,488 1,953 2,090,057 1,734 Merseyside 13,660,235 2,926 9,685,750 2,064 Norfolk 3,484,596 2,420 2,926,125 2,022 Northamptonshire 2,804,613 2,339 2,043,539 1,747 Northumbria 10,559,857 2,964 6,289,065 1,748 North Wales 2,351,525 1,729 2,037,388 1,507 are permitted to spend would be reduced. Detailed plans for the implementation of this policy are currently being finalised.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the progress which has been made in respect of improvements in co-operation between Prison Service establishments in close proximity to each other.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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. George Howarth, dared 2 February 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking what assessment he has made of the progress in respect of improvements in co-operation between prison service establishments in close proximity to each other.Community prison clustering arrangements are being developed in the Kent and East Anglia Areas; where co-ordinated regime provision and population management procedures are working satisfactorily. In addition, opportunities are being taken by other prisons in close proximity to share resources. Examples include the merger of Thorp Arch and Rudgate prisons and co-operation between Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange prisons.