§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female prisoners were put under restraint in each year since 1992 (i) by prison (ii) by prison type, and (iii) in total. [17497]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 28 February 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners put under restraint in each year since 1992.This information is not collected centrally. It could only be made available at disproportionate cost.
Number of babies held in each prison in each year since 1992, and the average amount of time they were held in each prison 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Number of babies held each year Average amount of time they were held Number of babies held each year Average amount of time they were held Number of babies held each year Average amount of time they were held Number of babies held each year Average amount of time they were held Number of babies held each year Average amount off time they were held Number of babies held up to 24 February 1997 Average amount of time they were held Styal mother and baby unit 20 12 months 27 12 months 22 9 months 25 8 months 26 9 months 4 2— Holloway mother and Figures not collected baby unit until January 1993 25 5 months 48 6 months 40 6 months 29 5 months 9 2— Askham Grange mother and baby unit 29 5 months 32 6 months 32 8 months 42 5 months 38 5 months 5 2— New Hall mother and baby unit (Unit opened May 1995) — — — — — — 120 3 months 18 4 months 2 2— Total 49 84 102 127 111 20 1May to December 1995. 2Average length of stay for 1997 not yet available.