§ Ms WardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of boards of visitors for prisons in England and Wales were serving magistrates in each of the last five years. [151494]
§ Mr. BoatengThe proportion of serving magistrates on Boards of Visitors for prisons in England and Wales over the last five years was as follows:
Date Total number of Board Members Number of Board Members who were serving Magistrates (%) 19 February 2001 1,733 467 (27) 31 December 2000 1,755 485 (28) 31 December 1999 1,779 492 (28) 31 December 1998 1,588 426 (27) 31 December 1997 1,708 510 (30) 31 December 1996 1,680 407 (24)
§ Ms WardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people serve on each board of visitors for prisons in England and Wales; [151490]
(2) what proportion of board of visitors places in each prison establishment were not filled at the latest date for which figures are available. [151491]
§ Mr. BoatengOut of a potential membership of 2,074 there was a total of 342 vacancies on Boards of Visitors in England and Wales as at 16 February 2001. A breakdown is set out in the table:
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Number of vacancies on boards of visitors by prison establishment Board In post Vacancies Acklington 14 2 Albany 11 1 Altcourse 13 4 Ashfield 10 6 Ashwell 12 2 Askham Grange 10 1 Aylesbury 11 5 Bedford 14 0 488W
Number of vacancies on boards of visitors by prison establishment Board In post Vacancies Belmarsh 19 2 Birmingham 14 2 Blakenhurst 15 0 Blantyre House 8 4 Blundeston 12 2 Brinsford 10 6 Bristol 11 4 Brixton 14 4 Brockhill 11 1 Buckley Hall 13 1 Bullingdon 13 7 Bullwood Hall 9 7 Camp Hill 13 1 Canterbury 13 1 Cardiff 12 3 Castington 10 2 Channings Wood 15 0 Chelmsford 13 1 Coldingley 14 0 Cookham Wood 9 1 Dartmoor 12 4 Deerbolt 11 1 Doncaster 12 3 Dorchester 10 2 Dover 11 3 Downview 11 5 Drake Hall 11 1 Durham 16 1 East Sutton Park 8 4 Eastwood Park 15 0 Elmley 10 6 Erlestoke 11 1 Everthorpe 10 5 Exeter 15 0 Featherstone 13 1 Feltham 17 1 Ford 14 0 Forest Bank 18 2 Foston Hall 8 2 Frankland 15 1 Full Sutton 13 3 Garth 12 2 Gartree 12 2 Glen Parva 13 5 Gloucester 9 3 Grendon/Springhill 14 1 Guys Marsh 14 0 Haslar 6 4 Hatfield 11 1 Haverigg 14 1 Hewell Grange 12 0 High Down 12 7 Highpoint 15 5 Hindley 14 2 Hollesley Bay 14 0 Holloway 16 2 Holme House 15 4 Hull 13 2 Huntercombe 16 0 Kingston 10 2 Kirkham 16 0 Kirklevington 11 0 Lancaster Castle 11 2 Lancaster Farms 14 2 Latchmere House 11 3 Leeds 20 2 Leicester 11 4 Lewes 15 1 Leyhill 11 2 Lincoln 14 3
Number of vacancies on boards of visitors by prison establishment Board In post Vacancies Lindholme 12 4 Littlehey 14 2 Liverpool 19 2 Long Lartin 11 5 Low Newton 8 4 Lowdham Grange 9 7 Maidstone 13 3 Manchester 20 3 Moorland 12 4 Morton Hall 10 0 New Hall 13 2 North Sea Camp 10 6 Northallerton 10 1 Norwich 15 3 Nottingham 14 4 Onley 14 2 Parc 20 0 Parkhurst 13 4 Pentonville 15 5 Portland 13 4 Preston 16 2 Ranby 12 4 Reading 12 0 Risley 15 4 Rochester 12 3 Rye Hill 6 9 Send 10 2 Shepton Mallet 8 4 Shrewsbury 13 1 Stafford 14 2 Standford Hill 9 5 Stocken 17 0 Stoke Heath 13 3 Styal 12 3 Sudbury 12 4 Swaleside 13 3 Swansea 14 2 Swinfen Hall 10 2 The Mount 16 2 The Verne 15 0 Thorn Cross 11 5 Usk 15 0 Wakefield 14 2 Wandsworth 20 1 Wayland 14 4 Wealstun 12 4 Weare 10 5 Wellingborough 12 4 Werrington 12 0 Wetherby 17 0 Whatton 10 2 Whitemoor 18 0 Winchester 14 1 Wolds 13 3 Woodhill 16 3 Wormwood Scrubs 18 6 Wymott 12 4 Total 1,732 342
§ Ms WardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the(a) gender and (b) ethnic breakdown was for members of boards of visitors for prisons in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [151492]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is published in the Annual Report of the National Advisory Council 489W for the Boards of Visitors of England and Wales copies of which are available in the Library. The current position and in 1996–2000 are shown in the tables.
Gender and Ethnic Breakdown for Members of Boards of Visitors for Prisons in England and Wales in Each of the Last Five Years.
As at 19 February 2001
Ethnicity Gender White Black Asian Other Total Female 795 28 15 2 840 Male 804 46 41 2 893 Total 1,599 74 56 4 1,733
Year ending 31 December 2000 Ethnicity Gender White Black Asian Other Total Female 797 31 13 4 845 Male 826 41 40 3 910 Total 1,623 72 53 7 1,755
Year ending 31 December 1999 Ethnicity Gender White Black Asian Other Total Female 796 23 15 3 837 Male 864 36 40 2 942 Total 1,660 59 55 5 1,779
Year ending 31 December 1998 Ethnicity Gender White Black Asian Other Total Female 629 18 13 60 8 728 Male 714 28 37 74 7 860 Total 1,343 46 50 134 15 1,588
Year ending 31 December 1997 Ethnicity Gender White Black Asian Other Total Female 663 20 13 77 9 782 Male 764 30 37 90 5 926 Total 1,427 50 50 167 14 1,708
Year ending 31 December 1996 Ethnicity Gender White Black Asian Other Total Female 639 22 12 83 6 762 Male 749 31 34 98 6 918 Total 1,388 53 46 181 12 1,680
§ Ms WardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of members of boards of visitors in England and Wales were aged(a) under 30 years, (b) between 30 and 39 years, (c) between 40 and 49 years, (d) between 50 and 59 years and (e) over 60 years in each of the last five years. [151493]
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§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is published in the Annual Report of the National Advisory Council for the Boards of Visitors of England and Wales, copies of which are placed in the Library. The position over the last five years and more recently was as follows:
Male Female Grand total (i) Age Distribution of existing members as at 21 February 2001 Under 31 years 10 17 27 31 to 35 years 18 22 40 36 to 40 years 34 29 63 41 to 45 years 45 49 94 46 to 50 years 80 96 176 51 to 55 years 145 205 350 56 to 60 years 140 168 308 Over 60 years 427 256 683 Total 899 842 1,741 (ii) Age distribution of existing members as at 31 December 2000 Under 31 years 8 16 24 31 to 35 years 17 23 40 36 to 40 years 35 29 64 41 to 45 years 44 46 90 46 to 50 years 77 97 174 51 to 55 years 145 201 346 56 to 60 years 142 167 309 Over 60 years 443 265 708 Total 911 844 1,755 (iii) Age distribution of existing members as at 31 December 1999 Under 31 years 15 15 30 31 to 35 years 17 29 46 36 to 40 years 28 30 58 41 to 45 years 59 58 117 46 to 50 years 90 112 202 51 to 55 years 173 213 386 56 to 60 years 184 188 372 Over 60 years 376 192 568 Total 942 837 1,779 (iii) Age distribution of existing members as at 31 December 1998 Under 31 years 10 14 24 31 to 35 years 19 18 37 36 to 40 years 30 24 54 41 to 45 years 56 53 109 46 to 50 years 76 110 186 51 to 55 years 164 200 364 56 to 60 years 165 153 318 Over 60 years 340 156 496 Total 860 728 1,588 (ii) Age distribution of existing members as at 31 December 1997 Under 31 years 13 15 28 31 to 35 years 21 26 47 36 to 40 years 32 22 54 41 to 45 years 61 53 114 46 to 50 years 114 121 235 51 to 55 years 170 209 379 56 to 60 years 180 178 358 Over 60 years 334 159 493 Total 925 783 1,708 (iii) Age distribution of existing members as at 31 December 1996 Under 31 years 10 11 21 31 to 40 years 54 49 103 41 to 50 years 195 223 418 51 to 60 years 343 331 674 Over 60 years 316 148 464 Total 918 762 1,680