§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alarm bells were rung in each calendar year from 1986 to date(a) in the Special Close Supervision Unit in C Wing Parkhurst Prison, (b) in the remainder of Parkhurst Prison and (c) on average in the remainder of the other Special CS Units, with particular reference to Lincoln, Hull, Woodhill and Durham. [128618]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested in relation to Parkhurst could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information requested in relation to the special units at Lincoln or Hull is not available. In relation to Durham and Woodhill, the information requested is only available from 1998, when the Close Supervision Centre (CSC) system came into operation. Since 1998, there has been an annual average of four other occasions when the alarm bell has rung. At Woodhill, there has been an annual average of 12 occasions when the alarm bell has rung.