HC Deb 31 January 2001 vol 362 cc205-6W
Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people applied for the advertised job of Lieutenant Governor of Jersey; how many applicants were women; how many were shortlisted and how many of these were women. [147847]

Mr. Straw

58 applications were received for the post of Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, of which two were from women. 14 applicants, all male, were shortlisted.

Mr. Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will extend to Guernsey the responsibilities of the new Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. [147846]

Total incidents of self harm in Her Majesty's prison establishments for women
Prison 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998–99 1999–20001
Askham 0 5 4 4 0 0
Brockhill 0 1 11 69 67 0
Bullwood Hall 126 312 0 97 234 46
Cookham 32 49 46 23 15 0
Drake Hall 7 5 14 9 9 46
East Sutton 0 3 1 0 0 0
Eastwood 0 61 176 95 154 24
Holloway 386 192 139 252 250 240
New Hall 325 260 116 190 180 412
Styal 156 108 92 96 144 12
Total 103 996 599 835 1,053 780
1Until 31 March 2000

The table lists figures of self-harm incidents for all female establishments since 1994–95, but does not, for example, include figures for women's units currently in use in other establishments.

Mr. Clappison

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into deaths and incidents of self-harm in women's prisons. [147470]

Mr. Boateng

There is a wide range of research studies covering many aspects of self-harm and suicidal behaviour in women's prisons. The Prison Service is planning a new research and evaluation strategy for self-inflicted deaths and self-harm in custody and will take into account the learning from these and other studies.

Mr. Straw

No. The Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey are separate jurisdictions, with their own legislatures, legal systems and judiciaries. Each has its own Lieutenant Governor, who is the personal representative of Her Majesty The Queen. It would not be appropriate to have a single Lieutenant Governor for the two Bailiwicks.