HC Deb 03 April 2003 vol 402 cc811-2W
Mr. Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to implement the recommendations set out in the recent report on HMP Maghaberry by HM Inspector of Prisons and to ensure that more female officers and managers are deployed in Mourne House. [106049]

Jane Kennedy

The Northern Ireland Prison Service have in place an action plan to implement the accepted recommendations contained in the HM Inspector of Prisons Report on Maghaberry Prison. The Service has also commissioned a feasibility study to address female

Number of firearms, ammunition and explosives recovered: 1 January 1996 to 28 February 2003
Belfast area Northern Ireland
Year Firearms Ammunition Explosives (Kgs) Firearms Ammunition Explosives (Kgs)
1996 25 1,318 452.23 97 10,701 1,677.03
1997 36 4,001 87.46 105 8,804 1,257.70
1998 21 3,314 209.56 88 12,189 883.35
1999 38 5,862 2.35 113 16,472 89.26
2000 42 6,064 31.59 134 10,722 311.21
2001 34 3,500 15.40 97 10,986 119.58
2002 38 6,688 2.10 125 13,600 8.21
20031 8 120 2.33 24 1,571 12.82
Total 242 30,867 803.02 783 85,045 4,359.16
1 28 February

prisoner and immigration detainee accommodation in light of a recent Strategic Prison Estate Review. The deployment of staff within the Service takes account of operational requirements and must be in line with equal opportunities regulations.

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