§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps have been taken to implement the recommendations made by Patrick Carter in his Review of PFI and Market Testing in the Prison Service; and if he will make a statement. [107292]
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§ Hilary BennThe Carter report, a copy of which was placed in the Library on 26 February 2002, was welcomed by Ministers at the time of its publication. Much work has been done to develop the issues raised in the recommendations, particularly those involving the development of a performance improvement programme and the development of large-scale multifunction prisons.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in each prison are sharing(a) two to a cell designed for one and (b) three to a cell designed for two. [105400]
§ Hilary BennThe following table shows the number of prisoners in each prison held two to a cell designed for one at the end of February 2003. Data are provisional and subject to validation by prisons.
The Prison Service does not collect centrally the number of prisoners held three in a double cell. Overall, the percentage of prisoners doubling up was 20.2.
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Prison name Two to a cell designed for one Altcourse 776 Askham Grange 0 Acklington 0 Albany 0 Ashfield 0 Ashwell 12 Aylesbury 0 Belmarsh 0 Blundeston 40 Bedford 272 Blantyre House 0 Brockhill 0 Bristol 90 Birmingham 398 Bullingdon 128 Brinsford 48 Blakenhurst 226 Bullwood Hall 8 Brixton 234 Buckley Hall 22 Chelmsford 302 Cardiff 528 Camp Hill 0 Cookham Wood 36 Coldingley 0 Castington 0 Channings Wood 38 Canterbury 218 Dartmoor 50 Dovegate 30 Drake Hall 0 Durham 330 Doncaster 0 Dorchester 192 Deerbolt 0 Dover 0 Downview 0 Erlestoke 0 Standford Hill 0 East Sutton Park 0 Everthorpe 0 Eastwood Park 28 Exeter 0 Elmley 240 Forest Bank 0 Ford 0 Frankland 0 217W
Prison name Two to a cell designed for one Feltham 0 Full Sutton 0 Foston Hall 0 Featherstone 24 Garth 20 Gloucester 198 Guys Marsh 68 Grendon 0 Glen Parva 372 Gartree 0 Hollesley Bay 0 Huntercombe 0 Hatfield 0 Hewell Grange 0 Holme House 234 Hindley 10 Hull 200 High Down 0 Highpoint 54 Haslar 0 Haverigg 14 Holloway 0 Kirkham 0 Kirklevington 0 Lancaster 176 Leicester 320 Leeds 946 Lancaster Farms 32 Lindholme 0 Lincoln 246 Long Lartin 0 Latchmere House 0 Low Newton 70 Lowdham Grange 16 Liverpool 512 Littlehey 72 Lewes 138 Leyhill 0 Moorland 56 Morton Hall 0 Manchester 708 Maidstone 0 Mount 110 New Hall 64 Nottingham 316 Northallerton 150 North Sea Camp 0 Norwich 370 Onley 0 Portland 0 Parkhurst 0 Preston 610 Parc 0 Kingston 0 Pentonville 418 Rochester 0 Reading 176 Rye Hill 74 Ranby 190 Risley 0 Send 0 Stafford 418 Stoke Heath 204 Stocken 26 Swaleside 26 Shepton Mallet 38 Swinfen Hall 0 Styal 28 Sudbury 0 Swansea 270 Shrewsbury 298 Thorn Cross 0 Usk 212 Prescoed 0
Prison name Two to a cell designed for one Verne 68 Weare 0 Wellingborough 0 Winchester 322 Wakefield 0 Wealstun 0 Woodhill 210 Wayland 76 Wymott 0 Whitemoor 0 Wormwood Scrubs 124 Whatton 0 Wandsworth 806 Wetherby 0
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 6 March 2003,Official Report, column 1243W, on prisons (1) how many prisoners were held in police cells in each year between 1995 and 2002; and if he will make a statement; [106665]
(2) what his estimate is of how many prisoners will be held in police cells each year between 2003 and 2006. [106664]
§ Hilary BennFrom January 1995 to May 1995 an average of 205 prisoners a month, who would normally be held in Prison Service accommodation, were held in police cells under Operation Container. No prisoners were held in police cells from mid-1995 to July 2002. From 12 July 2002 to 20 December 2002 an average of 199 prisoners a month were held in police cells under Operation Safeguard.
It is not possible to predict how many prisoners will be held in police cells at any point in the future. The use of police cells is dependent on the population pressures at the time, and the number used can vary on a daily basis. Their use is carefully monitored by the Prison Service and every effort is made to locate prisoners held in police cells to a prison as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of young prisoners with mental health needs since 1997(a) had already had those needs identified and (b) were already receiving mental health services before coming into custody; and if he will make a statement. [107201]
§ Hilary BennThe information sought is not available in the form requested. In 2000, the Office for National Statistics published a report, 'Psychiatric Morbidity amongst Young Offenders in England and Wales", which contained further analysis of data obtained during the survey of mental ill health in the prison population of England and Wales that it undertook in 1997. This report indicated that 13 per cent. of young men on remand, 11 per cent. of sentenced young men and 29 per cent. of all young women said they had received help or treatment for mental, nervous, or emotional problems in the year before they came into prison.
218WOnly people who had been in prison for less than two years were asked this question because it was felt that people who had been in prison for longer would not be able to recall the information accurately.
In comparison, 11 per cent. of young men on remand, 14 per cent. of sentenced young men and 23 per cent. of all young women reported receiving help for such problems in prison during the past year, or, if they had not been in custody that long, since coming into prison.
Young offenders who had been receiving help for mental or emotional problems in the year before coming into prison were more likely to report receiving such help while in prison. While 29 per cent. of young men on remand and 43 per cent. of women who said they had been receiving treatment before coming into prison reported receiving treatment in prison, this was true for only 8 per cent. and 16 per cent. respectively of those who had not had treatment.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information is collected about a prisoner as part of the reception screening process; and if he will make a statement. [107310]
§ Hilary BennOn the reception of a prisoner into a prison, information is collected by reception and health care staff. It includes personal details and any outstanding court appearances. An assessment is made of the prisoner's immediate physical and health care needs, and to identify recent substance abuse, and the potential for self-harm or harm to others. Prisoners are also asked about any urgent domestic issues and are permitted to make a phone call.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average length of a drug prison rehabilitation programme is. [107309]
§ Hilary BennThere are three different types of intensive prison drug rehabilitation programmes. The average length of treatment intervention is given in the following table:
Programme type Average length 12-Step 12 weeks Cognitive Behavioural Treatment 15 weeks Therapeutic Community 12–18 months
§ Annette BrookeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prisoners entered HMP YOI Styal(a) in 2002 and (b) since January 2003 with drug misuse problems; and if he will make a statement. [106792]
§ Hilary BennOn arrival at Styal prison, each prisoner sees a doctor and has an opportunity to discuss any drug misuse problem. Statistics are not routinely collected on the number of women prisoners reporting drug misuse problems. However, those members of staff working with drug misusers at Styal estimate that over the last two years approximately 75 per cent. of the total number of receptions have had drug problems.