HC Deb 30 January 2002 vol 379 cc390-2W
Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of cell damage have been recorded at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate; and what the cost of each was. [29598]

Beverley Hughes

For the period April to December 2001, figures held centrally show the cost of damage to cells within the juvenile estate was as follows:

£
Brinsford 26,888.22
Castington 13,204.96
Feltham 2725.00
Hollesley Bay 6,213.28
Huntercombe 22,474.80
Lancaster Farms 31,432.00
Onley 23,497.55
Portland 4
Stoke Heath 6,162.01
Thorn Cross 0
Werrington 55,482.22
Wetherby 22,775.00
Total 118,855.04
1December only
2November and December only
3September to December only
4Figures not held centrally
5July to December only

Notes:

1. Hindley prison and young offender institution will not start providing data until April 2002.

2. Ashfield young offender institution as a contracted out establishment does not provide Prison Service Headquarters with this information.

Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether families have attended review meetings at prisons in the juvenile estate. [29605]

Beverley Hughes

Yes. The release of all young persons into the community from prison establishments is planned through a series of meetings. These meetings form an action plan and begin on reception and conclude prior to release. A support plan will be drawn up to enable the young person to be supported on discharge. Attendees at these meetings include sentence planning staff, community supervising officers and families. To date, 34 per cent. have been attended by families.

Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of self-harm have been recorded at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [29595]

Beverley Hughes

The table shows the number of reported incidents of self-harm for the 15 to 17-year-old age group in each juvenile establishment for the financial years 2000–01, 2001–02 up to 30 November 2001.

Establishment 2000–01 2001–021 Total
Ashfield 112 65 177
Brinsford 6 5 11
Brockhill 13 13 26
Bullwood Hall 1 2 3
Castington 41 44 85
Eastwood Park 3 29 32
Feltham 9 5 14
Hindley 1 1
Hollesley Bay 4 7 11
Holloway 8 13 21
Huntercombe 6 3 9
Lancaster Farms 6 6 12
Low Newton 1 1 2
New Hall 18 36 54
Onley 4 15 19
Portland 12 7 19
Stoke Heath 11 10 21
Styal 11 1 12
Werrington 1 1
Wetherby 8 16 24
Total 275 279 554
1Figures up to 30 November 2001 include establishments in the female estate which hold juveniles.

Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many self-harm forms F2052SH were opened at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate last year. [29594]

Beverley Hughes

Provisional data for the numbers of F2052SH (Self-harm at Risk forms) forms opened through the juvenile estate in the period 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001 are as follows:

Number
Ashfield 134
Brinsford 141
Castington 253
Feltham 444
Hindley 24
Hollesley Bay 164
Huntercombe 273
Lancaster Farms 63
Onley 205
Portland 68
Stoke Heath 244
Thorn Cross 1
Werrington 95
Wetherby 403

Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children are on the basic level of the incentives and earned privileges scheme in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate. [29604]

Beverley Hughes

Owing to the fluidity of the review process, these figures are not held centrally as they change from day to day. As a guide it was envisaged that not more than 10 per cent. of the population would be on the basic regime. However, this figure is rarely reached and almost never exceeded.

Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) request and (b) complaint forms have been issued at each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [29599]

Beverley Hughes

Provisional date showing the numbers of request and complaint forms issued in the juvenile estate during the stated period is as follows:

Number
Ashfield 323
Brinsford 61
Castington 32
Feltham 1307
Hindley 0
Hollesley Bay 239
Huntercombe 444
Lancaster Farms 53
Onley 37
Portland 129
Stoke Heath 59
Thorn Cross 31
Werrington 33
Wetherby 96
1From April 2001
2April to December 2001

Dr. Vis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times control and restraint was used in each of the prisons in the juvenile estate since April 2000. [29596]

Beverley Hughes

Provisional data on the use of force on juveniles in the establishments currently in the juvenile estate since April 2000 to 22 January 2002 are as follows:

Number
Ashfield 368
Brinsford 312
Castington 450
Feltham 511
Hollesley Bay 215
Huntercombe 436
Lancaster Farms 120
Onley 309
Portland 129
Stoke Heath 413
Thorn Cross 1
Werrington 184
Wetherby 167