§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many women have applied for admission to a prison mother and baby unit on reception to prison; [7941]
(2) how many women have been refused admission to a prison mother and baby unit in the last two years; and if he will make a statement. [7937]
§ Beverley HughesThe information requested is not held centrally. However, computer systems have recently been installed in each of the four mother and baby units and will record that type of information and transmit it to a central point. The staff concerned are being trained in its use and some inputting of new cases has begun.