HC Deb 11 June 2002 vol 386 cc1242-3W
David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the officially designated maximum prisoner capacity is for HMP Wolds. [57587]

Hilary Benn

Wolds prison has an operational capacity of 410.

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities are available at HMP Wolds for prisoners with mental health problems. [57588]

Hilary Benn

Prisoners with mental health problems can be cared for in the health care centre at Wolds prison, which provides for up to 16 in-patients. A number of the nurses caring for these patients are specifically qualified to work with mentally ill prisoners. A psychiatrist visits the prison on a weekly basis to provide psychological and counsellor support to those within the health care centre and on normal location. Wolds prison also works very closely with agencies to provide secure hospital accommodation and mental health community support for those prisoners being discharged.

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many positive drug tests were recorded at HMP Wolds in the past three years. [57586]

Hilary Benn

For the year ending 31 March 2000, 58 drug tests at Wolds prison were recorded as positive. The figures were 38 and 16 for the years ending 31 March 2001 and 2002 respectively.

David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many assaults on staff there were at HMP Wolds in the last three years. [57585]

Hilary Benn

For the year ending 31 March 2000, there were 14 assaults by prisoners on staff. The figures were 16 and nine for the years ending 31 March 2001 and 2002 respectively.

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