HC Deb 22 July 2002 vol 389 cc834-5W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many number one governors in prisons in England and Wales are women; and in which prisons they are in place. [70221]

Hilary Benn

As at 16 July 2002 there are 27 number one governors (or directors, the private prison sector equivalent) who are women. Their locations are as follows.Location

  • Albany
  • Brockhill
  • Buckley Hall
  • Bullingdon
  • Cookham Wood
  • Dover
  • Elmley
  • Everthorpe
  • Guys Marsh
  • Highpoint North
  • Hindley
  • Huntercombe
  • Lancaster
  • Leeds
  • Littlehey
  • Maidstone
  • Morton Hall
  • New Hall
  • Onley
  • Ranby
  • Rye Hill
  • Stafford
  • Stoke Heath
  • Styal
  • Swansea
  • Thorn Cross
  • Weare.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women from an ethnic minority background hold the rank of prison governor in prisons in England and Wales. [70127]

Hilary Benn

Three men and one woman Senior Operational Manager (Governor Grade) are recorded as being from an ethnic minority as at 13 July 2002.