§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) phone calls and (b) letters have been received at Her Majesty's Prison Lewes since 1 May 1997 from local residents complaining of noise nuisance. [75097]
§ Mr. George HowarthSince 1 May 1997, Lewes prison has received 16 letters from local residents about noise disturbance. A telephone log only began on 23 October 1997. Since then, Lewes has received 18 calls from local residents about noise disturbance.
Various measures have been taken to eliminate this problem, including the fitting of corrective brackets to cell windows. This work was undertaken on the advice of the Environmental Health Department and was completed in October 1998. Since this time no further written complaints have been received. Only one telephone complaint was received by the prison in the last month.