§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many bail hostel places currently exist in South Yorkshire for(a) men and (b) women; and what was the figure for 12 months ago. [39564]
§ Mr. KirkhopeThere are currently 106 approved hostel places available in South Yorkshire for either men or women, and seven places designated for female residents only. In September 1994, there were 112 places available for either men or women, and five places designated for female residents only.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by location the number of places available in bail hostels in the county of South Yorkshire, at the latest available date and what were the figures 12 months ago. [39459]
§ Mr. KirkhopeIn September 1994 and September 1995, the number of places available in each of the South Yorkshire hostels was as follows:
September 1994 September 1995 Norfolk Park (Sheffield) 39 39 Rookwood (Rotherham) 39 39 Town Moor (Doncaster) 39 35
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by location the occupancy rate for the hostels in the county of South Yorkshire at the latest available date; and what the figures were 12 months ago. [39460]
§ Mr. KirkhopeIn September 1994 and September 1995, the occupancy rate at each of the South Yorkshire hostels, as a percentage of funded beds, was as follows:
Percentage September 1994 September 1995 Norfolk Park (Sheffield) 89 87 Rookwood (Rotherham) 88 91 Town Moor (Doncaster) 80 86
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions since 1 September checks have been made on alarm systems and security cameras at Doncaster prison; what are his Department's guidelines; and if he will make a statement. [39546]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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.
73WLetter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking on how many occasions since 1 September checks have been made on alarm systems and security cameras at Doncaster prison; what are his Department's guidelines; and if he will make a statement.
Premier Prison Services, the contractor which operates Doncaster prison, is required by the terms of its contract to ensure that alarm systems and security cameras are regularly checked for effectiveness. Repairs, when required, have to be completed within twelve hours. The on site Prison Service Controller monitors these systems continually to ensure proper operation.
For security reasons it is not usual practice to make public the details of the guidelines.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners at Doncaster prison are currently on rule 43. [39550]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many prisoners at Doncaster prison are currently on Rule 43.
On 23 October the following number of prisoners were on Rule 43.
Adult Young Offender Segregated under Rule 43/own protection 5 4 Segregated under Rule 43/good order and discipline 18 16
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inmates, of what grade and on what dates have(a) escaped or (b) attempted to escape from Doncaster prison since it was opened. [39513]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many inmates, of what grade and on what dates have escaped or attempted to escape from Doncaster prison since it was opened.
On 10 August 1994 one remand prisoner changed places with his visitor and left the prison through the visitors' entrance. He was recaptured the same evening. There have been no other escapes or attempted escapes from Doncaster since it opened on 20 June 1994.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the latest figure of the number of assaults on prisoners at Doncaster prison; [39552]
(2) what is the latest figure of the number of assaults on custody officers at Doncaster prison. [39553]
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§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for these matters 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 Mr. Tom Cox, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions asking for the latest figures of the number of assaults on prisoners and on custody officers at Doncaster prison.
Figures for 1994 were published in Table 13 of "Statistics or offences against prison discipline and punishments, England and Wales" (Cm.2934) a copy of which is available in the Library of, the House.
The latest available provisional information is for assaults proved at adjudication during January to September 1995 when there were 113 assaults on prisoners and 61 on staff and others.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the incidents at(a) Doncaster and (b) Ford prisons notified to his Department in the last year, indicating the date, type and outcome of each incident. [39498]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking about incidents at (a) Doncaster and (b) Ford prisons notified in the last year, indicating the date, type and outcome of each incident.
Incidents reported to Prison Service headquarters from 1 January to 30 September 1995 are given in the attached table. These incidents are reported for data collection purposes. There is no central record of the outcome of all the incidents.
Type of incident HMP Doncaster HMP Ford Absconds 0 11 Assaults 174 1 Attempted escapes 1 0 Concerted indiscipline 4 0 Death of inmate 1 1 Drug finds 197 35 Escapes 0 1 Fires 5 0 Food refusal 4 0 Miscellaneous 10 1 Recapture/surrender 5 15 Self-harm 36 0 Temporary release failure 0 7 Tool loss 3 0 Total 440 72
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those prisoners requiring immediate transfer from Doncaster prison during the last 12 months(a) had self-inflicted injuries and (b) had injuries received as a result of assault from other prisoners. [39549]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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.
75WLetter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many of those prisoners requiring immediate transfer from Doncaster prison during the last 12 months, had self-inflicted injuries, and had injuries received as a result of assault from other prisoners.
Two prisoners have required immediate transfer from Doncaster to outside hospital, between 1 October 1994 and 25 October 1995. One was for reasons of self-harm and one as a result of an assault by another prisoner.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, by grade, the number of
Remand/trials Convicted/unconvieted Sentenced Date Pop Adult YOI Adult YOI Adult YOI Civils November 1994 733 188 176 59 95 132 81 2 December 1994 765 177 208 69 76 145 89 1 January 1995 723 165 209 62 71 132 84 0 February 1995 753 197 195 58 97 148 58 0 March 1995 770 205 195 73 78 134 85 0 April 1995 765 201 188 63 79 152 82 0 May 1995 750 173 174 56 74 165 108 0 June 1995 765 173 174 41 75 186 111 0 July 1995 734 160 146 59 106 166 94 3 August 1995 764 157 178 53 78 196 101 1 September 1995 738 179 184 60 85 157 73 0 October 95 758 178 173 60 104 176 67 0
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contact(a) the Health and Safety Executive, (b) the Environmental Health Office and (c) the fire service has had with Doncaster prison since it was opened; how many inspections of the prison have been made by each of these bodies; and what the findings were in each case. [38964]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about contacts between the Health and Safety Executive, the Environmental Health Office, the Fire Service and Doncaster prison.
The Health and Safety Executive examined the alarm systems at Doncaster twice. They considered that the systems were adequate.
The local Environmental Health Officer visited on 3 August His report is still awaited.
Doncaster has been inspected by the Home Office Fire and Safety Section on several occasions.
The local fire brigade has visited Doncaster prison on 13 occasions.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many cases staff shortages at Doncaster prison have been the reason for the non-production of prisoners in court in the past 12 months. [39053]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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.
76Winmates being held in Doncaster prison on the first day of each month for the last 12 months. [39003]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking if he will list, by grade, the number of inmates being held in Doncaster on the first day of each month for the last 12 months.
The information requested is given in the attached table.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about cases in which staff shortages at Doncaster prison have been the reasons for the non-production of prisoners in court in the past 12 months.
There have been no cases of non-production in court as a result of staff shortages at Doncaster.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff at Doncaster prison have(a) resigned or (b) been dismissed since the prison opened. [39002]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many staff at Doncaster prison have resigned or have been dismissed since the prison opened.
Doncaster prison opened on 20 June 1994. 629 staff have been recruited in all grades at Doncaster. 127 have since resigned and 12 members of staff have been dismissed. 14 of the staff resigned to take up posts in establishments in the public sector.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money has been paid by his Department for loss, destruction, or damage to Doncaster prison since it was opened; and if he will indicate the circumstances and amount of each separate payment. [38962]
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§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arranged for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how much money has been paid by his Department for loss, destruction or damage to Doncaster prison since the prison opened and if he will indicate the circumstances and amount of each separate payment.
No payments have been made in respect of loss, destruction or damage to Doncaster since it opened.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) staff and (b) people applying to become staff at Doncaster prison since it was opened have been refused Home Office certification as fit to perform such duties, and of these, how many have later reapplied and received such certification. [39021]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about unsuccessful applications for certification to work at Doncaster prison.
Twenty one people have been refused certification as prisoner custody officers to perform custodial duties at Doncaster prison. None of them was employed at the prison following its opening in June 1994 or subsequently reapplied for certification.