§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many vehicles he has had available on average on each day in the last three months for the transfer of prisoners(a) between prisons and (b) between court and prison; and how many vehicles are operated by the private sector; [137482]
(2) how many prisoners on average were transferred each day between prisons and between court and prison in the last three months. [137483]
§ Paul GogginsThere were around 1,600 prisoner movements between courts and prisons and around 300 prisoners transferred between prisons by private sector contractors on average, each day, in the last three months. No central record is kept of prisoners transferred by the Prison Service.
On average, 760 vehicles were available each day in the last three months for the transfer of prisoners, 706 of which were operated by private sector contractors. 54 vehicles are owned by and are available to the Prison Service.