HC Deb 21 November 1995 vol 267 cc85-6W
Ms Janet Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were transferred from Styal prison for each month of 1995, indicating the reason for the transfer in each case, and the name of the prison to which the transfer was made. [142]

Miss Widdecombe

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Richard Tilt to Ms Janet Anderson, dated 21 November 1995:

The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners transferred from Styal prison for each month of 1995, the reason for each transfer and the name of the prison to which each transfer was made.

The attached table shows the number of prisoners transferred in each month of 1995 and the destination establishments. Information on the reasons for each transfer is not centrally recorded and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Transfer of Prisoners from HMP Styal in 1995
Destination of Transfer January February March April May
Risley 12 39 14 8 6
Durham 4
Low Newton
Winchester 4
Pucklechurch 1 4 2
Transfer of Prisoners from HMP Styal in 1995
Destination of Transfer January February March April May
Brockhill
Drake Hall 1 2 16 1 2
Bullwood Hall 2
Cookham Wood 1 3
New Hall 4 2
Holloway 2 3 5 1 3
Askham Grange 2 1 3 2 9
Destination of transfer June July August September October/ November
Risley 8 11 10 11 8
Durham 1 1 1
Low Newton 1
Winchester
Pucklechurch 1 1 1
Brockhill 5
Drake Hall 5 2
Bullwood
Hall 1
Cookham
Wood 2
New Hall 1 1 4 2 4
Holloway 4 1 2 4
Askham
Grange 10 1 4 3