HC Deb 17 July 2000 vol 354 c60W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were resident at any time in the Special Unit in C wing at Parkhurst Prison between 1 July 1991 and 1 July 1993; and if he will list for each prisoner in an anonymised form the number of(a) recorded assaults and (b) violent episodes in each of (i) the two years prior to joining C wing, (ii) during his time on C wing prior to 1 July 1993, (iii) during his time on C wing after 1 July 1993 and (iv) since leaving C wing to date. [128619]

Mr. Boateng

The information requested can be obtained in full only at disproportionate cost. In Parkhurst C-Wing between July 1991 and July 1993 the population varied from 10 to 16 prisoners. During that period there were 217 incidents including seven fights, five assaults on prisoners, six assaults on staff, 16 verbal threats on prisoners and 37 verbal threats on staff.