Prisons (Boards of Visitors) (Hansard, 9 July 1996)

§ Mr. George Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of members of prison boards of visitors. [35598]

§ Miss Widdecombe
The total number of boards of visitors members currently serving as at 3 July is 1,711.

§ Mr. Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time members of prison boards of visitors currently serve. [35596]

§ Miss Widdecombe
Based on a representative sample of the 252 members who left the work of boards of visitors during 1995, the average length of time members of boards of visitors serve is 5 years 4 months.

§ Mr. Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of prison boards of visitors had served for longer than 14 years on 1 January. [35599]

§ Miss Widdecombe
The number of boards of visitors members who had served for longer than 14 years on 1 January is 140.

§ Mr. Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of prison boards of visitors have served for longer than 15 years. [35597]

§ Miss Widdecombe
The number of boards of visitors members who have served for longer than 15 years as at 3 July is 139.