§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently held in HMP Sudbury; and how many of these are serving a life sentence. [83477]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe total number of prisoners held at Sudbury prison as at 6 May 1999 was 489. Of these, 72 are serving a life sentence.
§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many life prisoners at HMP Sudbury have absconded during(a) the last two months and (b) the last six months; how many of these have committed further offences for which they have been charged during the period of time they were away from the prison; and what they were charged with.[83478]
Group members Mr. A. Tallentire ATCM (Chair) Mr. M. Sola ATCM Mr. S. Baxter Police Policy Directorate, Home Office Ms G. Fraser Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions Assistant Chief Constable A. McWhirter Association of Chief Police Officers Mr. G. Lander British Council for Offices Mr. W. McKee British Property Federation Mr. J. Orchard KOP Pavement Shopping Ltd. The following were also invited to attend but were unable to do so:
David Lepper MP
A representative of the Local Government Association.Membership of the working party is not expected to remain static and additional members are likely to be invited to the next meeting. No remuneration is provided for members of the working group.