§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were studying for degree courses in 2000–01. [4841]
§ Beverley HughesAll degree courses for prisoners are run by the Open University through a joint scheme which is managed by the Prisoners Learning and Skills Unit in the Department for Education and Skills. The total figure in June 2001 was 407.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prisons have a telephone system which is operated by a remote call centre. [4834]
§ Beverley HughesThere are no establishments which operate in this way.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are held in prison establishments(a) over 25 miles, (b) over 50 miles, (c) over 100 miles and (d) over 150 miles from their committal court town. [4844]
§ Beverley HughesThe following information is based on the distance that prisoners are held from their committal court town. The data were collected on 10 April 2001 and are set out in the table in the nearest format to that requested. There are in the region of 25,000 prisoners held under 25 miles from their committal court town.
Distance from committal court Number of prisoners1 Between 25 and 50 miles 15,000 Between 50 and 100 miles 15,000 Between 100 and 150 miles 6,000 Over 150 miles 5,000 Total over 25 miles 41,000 1Rounded to nearest thousand
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown for each prison of positive mandatory drug tests in 2000–01 by type of drug. [4845]
§ Beverley HughesInformation on the results of the random mandatory drug testing programme is shown in the table. The information includes the four most frequently encountered drug groups: cannabis, opiates, cocaine and benzodiazepines. Also included is information on numbers of prisoners tested and positive results for all drugs.
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Random mandatory drug testing figures 2000–01 Establishment name Number positive Percentage positive Percentage positive cannabis Percentage positive opiates Percentage positive cocaine Percentage positive benzodiazepines Altcourse 81 8.1 3.7 3.9 0.6 1.1 Askham Grange 9 6.2 1.4 4.1 0.7 0.0 Acklington 92 14.3 2.8 6.5 0.2 0.6 Albany 2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 Ashfield 71 16.4 15.0 1.2 0.2 1.8 Ashwell 51 19.7 13.9 8.1 0.4 0.0 Aylesbury 30 13.0 11.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 Belmarsh 72 9.9 5.3 4.0 0.1 1.1 Buckley Hall 96 22.2 15.7 7.4 0.2 0.5 Blundeston 14 5.6 1.2 4.0 0.0 0.4 Bedford 77 16.3 8.1 6.8 0.2 4.4 Blantyre House 2 1.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 Brockhill 25 15.2 4.2 6.1 0.6 6.1 Bristol 43 15.9 7.4 3.3 0.4 8.1 Birmingham 105 17.3 8.9 9.5 0.3 0.5 Bullingdon 68 12.8 9.2 3.2 0.0 2.3 Brinsford 77 20.8 19.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 Blakenhurst 174 30.0 17.9 18.4 0.3 0.2 Bullwood Hall 16 13.0 2.4 4.1 0.8 6.5 Brixton 104 16.0 7.2 5.7 1.2 5.4 Chelmsford 43 16.9 11.4 3.5 0.4 6.7 Cardiff 81 25.1 22.0 3.1 0.0 5.3 Camp Hill 40 13.6 9.2 6.8 0.0 0.3 Cookham Wood 3 1.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 Coldingley 31 8.1 6.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 Castington 48 15.7 13.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 Channings Wood 30 8.1 5.9 3.0 0.3 0.0 Canterbury 46 14.7 11.5 4.5 0.0 1.6 Dartmoor 15 4.0 2.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 Drake Hall 15 7.1 4.3 2.4 0.0 1.0 Durham 81 15.5 6.5 4.4 0.4 2.9 Doncaster 94 7.2 2.5 4.6 0.1 0.4 Dorchester 32 15.2 10.4 8.1 0.0 0.5 Deerbolt 25 9.1 6.5 1.1 0.0 0.7 Dover 52 15.2 14.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 Down View 16 3.7 1.4 2.3 0.2 0.0 Erlestoke 67 18.6 13.6 6.1 0.8 0.3 Standford Hill 37 8.0 7.3 0.9 0.2 0.0 Eastwood Park 31 15.0 2.9 6.8 0.0 3.9 East Sutton Park 4 3.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Everthorpe 71 25.1 20.1 5.7 0.0 0.4 Exeter 38 15.1 9.5 6.7 0.0 3.2 Elmley 49 8.2 4.7 3.9 0.2 0.2 Forestbank 187 22.7 15.3 8.7 0.0 1.9 Ford 25 5.8 4.7 1.6 0.2 0.2 Foston Hall 10 4.6 0.5 4.1 0.0 0.0 Frankland 42 8.3 1.8 5.9 0.4 0.2 Feltham 84 18.9 18.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 Full Sutton 29 4.2 1.2 2.3 0.0 0.6 Featherstone 121 34.0 22.2 17.7 0.3 0.6 Garth 53 14.0 4.5 9.5 0.3 0.0 Gloucester 48 14.1 10.6 3.8 0.0 0.3 Guys Marsh 64 20.3 17.4 4.7 0.3 0.9 Grendon 4 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 Glen Parva 56 12.0 10.9 1.1 0.0 0.2 Gartree 21 5.3 2.8 2.5 0.0 0.5 Hollesley 54 15.1 14.6 1.7 0.0 0.6 Huntercombe 48 15.1 15.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Hatfield 18 10.6 8.2 1.8 0.6 0.0 Hewell Grange 32 15.5 13.1 4.9 1.5 0.5 Holme House 61 11.5 4.0 5.1 0.4 0.8 Hindley 37 14.3 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Hull 36 11.1 6.8 4.3 0.0 1.2 High Down 66 15.7 6.2 7.9 0.0 5.7 High Point 34 10.8 5.4 4.1 0.0 2.2 Haslar 4 2.4 0.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 Haverigg 58 15.3 8.7 6.8 0.5 1.1 Holloway 50 16.4 1.0 3.6 2.0 12.5 Kirkham 54 21.0 15.2 10.1 0.4 0.0 Kirklevington 10 4.9 0.5 2.5 1.0 0.0 Lancaster 21 11.1 5.8 5.8 0.0 1.1 664W665W
Random mandatory drug testing figures 2000–01 Establishment name Number positive Percentage positive Percentage positive cannabis Percentage positive opiates Percentage positive cocaine Percentage positive benzodiazepines Leicester 109 26.1 16.5 8.9 0.0 5.0 Leeds 91 13.1 5.2 7.8 0.0 1.6 Lancaster Farms 31 5.2 5.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 Lowdham Grange 66 10.9 5.5 5.8 0.2 0.0 Lindholme 61 20.3 13.0 7.7 0.3 0.7 Lincoln 77 14.2 8.8 5.9 0.2 1.1 Long Lartin 39 7.2 1.1 6.3 0.0 0.0 Latchmere House 18 7.9 1.3 3.9 3.1 0.0 Low Newton 39 14.1 2.5 11.2 0.0 1.8 Liverpool 122 13.3 6.4 7.5 0.3 0.4 Littlehey 43 12.9 7.2 6.6 0.6 0.9 Lewes 57 20.4 16.1 6.5 0.0 0.0 Leyhill 31 13.4 10.4 3.9 0.0 0.4 Moorland 33 3.6 2.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 Morton Hall 16 16.3 13.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 Manchester 101 15.7 7.9 6.7 0.5 2.2 Maidstone 35 8.9 7.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 Mount 49 19.4 10.7 10.7 0.8 0.8 New Hall 23 5.4 1.4 2.8 0.2 0.9 Nottingham 86 20.5 13.8 7.4 0.5 1.0 Northallerton 27 10.1 6.7 2.2 0.0 0.7 North Sea Camp 46 20.6 17.9 4.9 0.9 0.9 Norwich 98 24.0 14.7 6.6 0.0 8.6 Onley 6 2.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 Pare 41 9.8 8.9 0.5 0.2 0.5 Portland 8 4.8 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 Parkhurst 10 3.7 1.1 2.2 0.0 0.4 Preston 60 17.1 10.0 8.9 0.0 1.7 Kingston 23 11.9 8.8 4.1 0.0 0.0 Pentonville 126 20.1 12.7 6.7 1 2.4 Rochester 11 2.3 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 Reading 38 16.6 15.3 0.9 0.0 1.3 Rye Hill — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ranby 81 10.3 5.9 4.5 0.1 0.2 Risley 55 12.7 5.8 7.6 0.0 0.2 Send 16 8.9 5.0 2.8 0.0 1.7 Stafford 65 18.7 6.0 13.8 0.0 1.4 Stoke Heath 18 5.7 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 Stocken 57 17.2 6.0 12.4 0.0 0.0 Swaleside 67 13.6 8.3 6.3 0.2 1.0 Shepton Mallet 22 13.2 7.8 7.2 0.0 0.0 Swinfen Hall 9 2.4 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 Spring Hill 10 6.7 4.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 Styal 37 19.7 4.8 13.8 0.0 0.0 Sudbury 36 11.9 8.6 5.3 0.0 0.7 Swansea 78 22.8 16.4 1.8 0.0 8.8 Shrewsbury 35 9.2 5.5 3.4 0.5 1.1 Thorn Cross 28 10.3 8.9 1.1 0.0 0.0 Usk/Prescoed 7 1.9 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.3 Verne 22 4.5 2.6 1.2 0.0 0.2 Weare 52 13.7 6.6 8.2 0.3 0.0 Wellingborough 57 18.9 11.6 8.6 0.7 0.3 Winchester 89 24.6 16.9 6.9 0.0 8.6 Wakefield 13 2.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.4 Wealstun 66 18.3 13.3 6.1 0.6 0.3 Woodhill 55 14.1 5.1 6.2 0.0 5.4 Wayland 27 6.9 2.8 4.3 0.3 0.0 Wymott 46 9.2 4.8 5.2 0.0 0.0 Werrington 3 3.1 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Wolds 39 7.9 5.5 2.6 0.0 1.2 Whitemoor 19 7.7 2.0 5.2 0.4 0.8 Wormwood Scrubs 69 21.8 14.2 7.3 0.0 4.7 Whatton 6 2.0 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 Wandsworth 59 6.8 3.9 2.7 0.1 0.5 Wetherby 24 7.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Totals and averages 6,383 12.4 7.6 4.5 0.2 1.3
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish for each prison the results achieved by the Prison Service on each of its key performance indicators during 2000–01. [4847]
§ Beverley HughesThe final Key Performance Indicators (KPI) result achieved by each prison is given in the tables which have been placed in the Library. The overcrowding and education KPIs are formulated in terms of overall Prison Service results and are not applicable to individual prisons. Private prisons are not required to submit sickness data.
Figures for cost per place reflect establishment costs only and do not include Headquarters overheads. These figures are not comparable with the Prison Service cost per place KPI. Cost per place figures for private prisons include an element of capital repayment and are therefore not comparable with the public sector.
Her Majesty's Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts 2000–01 (HC29) contains the service's overall performance and will be published shortly.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if every prison in England and Wales has a probation service operating within the prison; and if he will make a statement. [4786]
§ Beverley HughesCentral records are not kept of the numbers of probation staff seconded to prisons. The last relevant census took place in October 1999 and confirmed that seconded probation staff operated in all prisons.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the longest period of time was an(a) male and (b) female prison inmate has been held in a segregation unit in a prison in England and Wales. [4785]
§ Beverley HughesAs this information will take more time to collect than that allowed for an answer to a parliamentary question, I will write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of my letter in the Library.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of uniformed prison officers from ethnic minority communities are working in prisons in England and Wales. [4787]
§ Beverley HughesThe percentage of uniformed officers working in prisons in the Prison Service from minority ethnic communities is shown in the table.
30 June 2001 Total staff Minority-ethnic staff Percentage minority ethnic Prison officers 18,465 543 2.94 Senior officers 3,773 65 1.72 Principal officers 1,239 15 1.21 Total 23,477 623 2.59
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vacancies for prison officers there are at each grade at Wandsworth prison. [4884]
§ Beverley HughesAs at 17 July, there were 33 prison officer vacancies and five senior officer vacancies at Wandsworth. There were no vacancies at principal officer level. Despite several local recruitment campaigns, Wandsworth prison has not yet been successful in666W combating shortfalls in prison officer grades. This is due to the cost of living in London and competition from other employers. The Prison Service has recently introduced a local pay scheme to help attract staff. Under this scheme, Wandsworth attracts the current maximum local pay addition of £3,000.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the number of people serving a prison sentence who suffer from mental illness; and if he will make a statement. [4883]
§ Beverley HughesA survey of mental ill health in the prison population of England and Wales, undertaken in 1997 by the Office for National Statistics, showed that some 10 per cent. of sentenced women and 7 per cent. of sentenced men had a functional psychosis. Some 63 per cent. of sentenced women and 40 per cent. of sentenced men had a neurotic disorder.
Applying these rates to the current population would indicate that around 3,800 sentenced prisoners would be suffering from a functional psychosis and around 22,000 from a neurotic disorder. Some prisoners will have both conditions.