§ Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide funds for the provision of accommodation at Chelmsford Prison to enable a full search of visitors suspected of possessing drugs. [107726]
§ Mr. BoatengVisitors to Chelmsford prison are subject to a "pat-down" search and must pass through an X-ray portal. A passive drug detection dog is deployed. Visitors may not take property into the visits area and lockers are provided for bags and other possessions. Any items to be handed in to prisoners are X-rayed.
There are no plans to provide facilities for strip-searching of visitors at Chelmsford. Capital funding for the Prison Service is limited and other projects linked to
Decisions 1 made under the backlog clearance exercise on applications 2 lodged in the United Kingdom, up to the end of December 1995 January to December 1999 Number of principal applicants Decisions on applications made between July 1993 and 31 December 1995 Decisions on applications made prior to July 1993 Recognised as a refugee and granted asylum Not recognised as a refugee but granted exceptional leave to remain Refused asylum and ELR after full consideration Refused on non-compliance grounds 3 Granted exceptional leave with immediate settlement Refused on non-compliance grounds under backlog criteria 3 January — — — — 420 — February — 5 — — 525 — March 20 360 * * 535 5 April 145 285 5 — 575 — May 435 225 — 20 490 — June 175 275 — 60 755 — July 45 445 * 80 790 — August 45 635 5 225 700 30 September 35 365 * 190 510 215 October 45 540 — 100 205 140 November 35 680 * 75 * — December 45 840 * 65 30 — 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5, with '*' = 1 or 2 2 Excluding dependants 3 Paragraph 340 of Immigration Rules. For failure to provide evidence to support the asylum claim within a reasonable period, including failure to respond to invitation to interview to establish identity.