§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the provision of medical facilities within category B prisons; what the medical staffing complement is of each prison; how many fell below that for a substantial period in the last year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement. [67195]
§ Mr. Hilary Benn[holding answer 5 July 2002]: All prisons, including those holding category B prisoners, are required to work with their local National Health Service (NHS) partners to identify the health needs of their local prison population and provide appropriate services to meet those needs.
Information about staffing levels is not held centrally in the form requested. The performance of health care centres is assessed on a quarterly basis, against a range of criteria, including the adequacy of staffing. The Prison Service is working with the NHS to ensure that minimum, safe staffing levels in prison health centres are maintained.
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many prisoner days prisoners in each category B prison were held in segregation pending transfer to a secure mental hospital in the last 12 months. [67197]
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§ Mr. Hilary Benn[holding answer 5 July 2002]: Information is not collected centrally in the form requested. Prisoners who are awaiting transfer to secure National Health Service (NHS) hospitals are normally located in the prison healthcare centres. Where prisoners have to be placed in segregation, for control or other reasons, Prison Orders require that they be visited by a doctor or registered nurse, as a minimum requirement, at least once every three days, and visited more frequently where health needs dictate.
All establishments 120,869 Males All establishments 112,054 Prisons 70,693 Local Prisons 36,520 Open Training Prisons 3,156 Closed Training Prisons 31,017 Young Offender Institutions 41,361 Remand Centres 12,248 Open Young Offender Institution 1,106 Closed Young Offender Institution 15,874 Juvenile Young Offender Institution 12,133 Female All establishments 8,815 Prisons 7,267 Local Prisons 3,528 Open Training Prisons 524 Closed Training Prisons 3,215 Young Offender Institution 1,548 Open Young Offender Institution 109 Closed Young Offender Institution 1,439
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many category B prisoners have been released on licence(a) tagged and (b) untagged from each category B prison in the last year for which information is available. [62382]
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Prison Total number of category B releases On licence and subject to electronic monitoring as a licence condition On licence and not subject to electronic monitoring as a licence condition On licence and subject to the home detention curfew scheme 853 8 821 24 Acklington 1 – 1 – Albany 48 1 47 – Altcourse 2 – 2 – Bedford 9 – 8 1 Belmarsh 21 – 20 1 Birmingham 17 – 17 – Blakenhurst 3 – 3 – Blundeston 4 – 4 – Bristol 45 1 34 10 Brixton 8 – 7 1 Bullingdon 33 – 31 2 Camp Hill 2 – 2 – Canterbury 3 – 3 – Cardiff 8 – 8 – Channings Wood 1 – – 1 Chelmsford 8 – 8 – Dartmoor 15 – 15 – Doncaster 23 – 23 – Dorchester 5 – 5 – Dovegate 10 – 10 – Durham 17 – 16 – Elmley 11 1 10 –
§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many disciplinary adjudications and rulings under Rule 45 were made in each category of prison in the last year for which information is available. [67196]
§ Mr. Hilary Benn[holding answer 5 July 2002]: The number of disciplinary adjudications in each category of prison in 2000 is given in the table. This includes adjudications which were not proved. Data on the number of rulings under Rule 45 in each category of prison is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Hilary BennThe table gives a breakdown, by prison, of all category B prisoners released during the 12 months ending 31 May 2002 (i) on licence and not subject to electronic monitoring as a licence condition (ii) on licence and subject to electronic as a licence condition and (iii) on licence and subject to the Home Detention Curfew scheme.
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Prison Total number of category B releases On licence and subject to electronic monitoring as a licence condition On licence and not subject to electronic monitoring as a licence condition On licence and subject to the home detention curfew scheme Erlestoke 1 – 1 – Exeter 9 1 8 – Forest Bank 1 – 1 – Frankland 43 – 43 – Full Sutton 33 – 33 – Garth 49 – 49 – Gloucester 4 – 4 – Grendon 6 – 6 – Guys Marsh 1 – 1 – Highdown 17 1 16 – Highpoint 1 – 1 – Holme House 23 – 23 – Hull 9 – 9 – Kingston 3 – 3 – Leeds 8 – 8 – Leicester 5 – 5 – Lewes 3 – 3 – Lincoln 6 1 5 – Liverpool 7 – 7 – Long Lartin 22 – 22 – Lowden Grange 21 – 21 – Maidstone 9 – 9 – Manchester 23 1 21 1 Mount 2 – 2 – Norwich 4 – 4 – Nottingham 5 1 4 – Parc 14 – 14 – Parkhurst 28 – 27 – Pentonville 11 – 10 – Preston 5 – 5 – Risley 1 – 1 – Rye Hill 6 – 6 – Shepton Mallet 1 – 1 – Stafford 1 – 1 – Swaleside 19 – 19 – Swansea 2 – 2 – Verne 1 – 1 – Wakefield 20 – 20 – Wandsworth 76 – 75 1 Wayland 1 – 1 – Weare 2 – 1 Whitemoor 16 – 16 – Winchester 13 – 12 1 Wolds 7 – 7 – Woodhill 2 – 2 – Wormwood Scrubs 16 – 15 1 Wymott 2 – 2 –