§ Sir Ivan LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been made of the causes of the disturbance at Full Sutton prison in January 1997; and if he will make a statement. [19039]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 11 March 1997]: Responsibility 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 A. J. Pearson to Sir Ivan Lawrence, dated 12 March 1997
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the disturbance at Full Sutton Prison.
A wide ranging inquiry into this disturbance was commissioned on 22 January. The terms of reference were "To inquire into the circumstances surrounding the disturbance at HM Prison Full Sutton on Monday 19 January and Tuesday 20 January 1997. To identify lessons to be learned and make recommendations as appropriate".
The inquiry has now completed its work and will report to the Director General shortly.