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Traffic Wardens, Waltham Forest
Mr. Gerrard : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many traffic wardens are employed within the London borough of Waltham Forest ; and by how much this figure will increase after the introduction of red routes.
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Mr. Charles Wardle : I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that a total of 63 traffic wardens operate in the area covering the London borough of Waltham Forest as well as parts of the London boroughs of Epping and Redbridge. No decision has been made about increasing the figure after the introduction of red routes.
Juveniles
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list by local authority the number of cases where juveniles were remanded by an application for an unruly certificate which local authorities were responsible for making in the periods of 1 July to 30 December 1990 and 1 January to 30 March 1992.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The information requested is not recorded centrally. The only information available relates to Juveniles initially received on remand into prison service establishments. These statistics are published annually in "Prison Statistics England and Wales" (table 2.7 of the Volume for 1990, Cm 1800), a copy of which is in the Library.
An unruliness certificate is required for such juveniles received as untried and for some of those received as convicted unsentenced ; it is not required for those committed in custody to the Crown court for sentence under section 37 of the Magistrates Courts Act. Information by area is not available.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles were remanded in prison department custody between 1 July and 30 December 1990 and 1 January to 30 March 1992.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : Between 1 July and 31 December 1990, 496 juveniles were initially received into prison service establishments in England and Wales as untried prisoners and a further 38 juveniles were initially received as convicted unsentenced. Comparable provisional figures for the period 1 July to 31 December 1991 are 469 initially received as untried and 21 initially received as convicted unsentenced. Data for 1 January to 30 March 1992 are not yet available.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sentenced 15-year-olds were in prison service custody on the most recent convenient date ; in which establishments they were held ; and which of these establishments also accommodate (a) young adults and (b) adults.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The readily available information is given in the table.
|c|Sentenced 15-year-olds held in prison service establishments on|c|
|c|31 December 1991|c|
Establishment |Number held
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Male remand centres
Glen Parva<1> |1
Male juvenile young offender institutions<2>
Feltham<3> |12
Kirklevington |22
Onley<3> |20
Werrington |14
Female closed young offender institutions
New Hall |1
Establishment |Number held
Total |70
<1>Also accommodates young adults.
<2>Juvenile young offender institutions also hold young offenders who
have reached their seventeenth birthday and are awaiting transfer to
another young offender institution.
<3>There are also other units at these sites which hold young adults.
<4>Also accommodates young adults. There is also an adult prison on the
same site.
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily population of remanded 15 and 16-year-old juveniles in the periods between 1 July and 30 December 1990 and 1 January and 30 March 1992.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The average daily population of juveniles is not readily available but between 31 July and 31 December 1990 the average end of month population of 15 and 16-year-old remand prisoners was 60 untried and 15 convicted unsentenced. Data for 1 January to 30 March 1992 are not yet available. Figures for 30 September and 31 December and for the same dates in 1991 are shown in the table.
|c|Population of unsentenced 15 and 16-year-olds
in prison service|c|
|c|establishments in England and Wales by type
of prisoner.|c|
|Untried |Convicted
|unsentenced
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1990
30 September |59 |17
31 December |44 |12
1991
30 September |50 |18
31 December |47 |12
Mr. Sheerman : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made on the effect of the current levels of juveniles remanded to prison department custody on the efficacy of the interim proposals announced for introduction from 1 October ; and what consideration he has given to abolishing remands to prison department custody or continuing with the current arrangements.
Mr. Jack : The substantial decline in the number of 15 and 16-year- olds remanded to prison service establishments in recent years indicates that courts are committed to avoiding prison remands wherever possible. Courts' confidence in this approach will be strengthened by their new powers under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 to attach conditions and requirements when remanding juveniles to local authority accommodation. The Governmnent remains fully committed to abolishing prison remands for 15 and 16-year-olds as soon as the availability of alternative accommodation makes that possible. We will monitor closely the extent to which prison remands continue to be used under the new procedures.
Emergency Services
Mr. Ian Taylor : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to set up the working party which will examine ways of protecting the police and other members of the emergency services from assault.
Mr. Charles Wardle : The first meeting of the working party on the physical protection of the police is expected to take place in the near future.
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Shop-lifting
Mr. Martlew : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what study he has made of the use of police cautions with regard to alleged shop-lifting offences ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Charles Wardle : My Department has not conducted any study of cautioning specifically for shop-lifting. But we expect to begin a research study later this year which will assess the response to Home Office circular 59/90, which aimed to promote good practice and consistency of decisions in the use of cautions.
Short Changing
Mr. Martlew : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been in each year, since 1987 in England and Wales, of retail staff accused of short-changing customers.
Mr. Jack : We cannot identify from the information held centrally the number of cases of theft in these specific circumstances.
Escaped Prisoners
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners escaped from prison escort in each of the last five years ; and how many of those prisoners remain at large.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The number of prisoners who escape from escort has been recorded centrally only since 20 June 1988. Records prior to that date were maintained in a different format and cannot be provided for less than a complete calendar year without disproportionate effort, and for that reason a time scale slightly longer than five years has been taken.
The number of prisoners escaping from prison escort from 1 January 1987 to 15 June 1992 were as follows :
|Prisoners
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1 January 1987 to 31 December 1987 |65
1 January 1988 to 31 December 1988 |64
1 January 1989 to 31 December 1989 |78
1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990 |100
1 January 1991 to 31 December 1991 |116
1 January 1992 to 15 June 1992 |51
Recapture details have been recorded centrally only since 20 June 1988. However the records make no distinction between recaptured prisoners who escaped from escort, and those who escaped from penal establishments and may omit information about escaped prisoners who are subsequently remanded in custody for new offences. To cross-reference incidents of recapture with individual escapers could only be achieved by a manual search, at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have escaped from prison in 1992 ; and from which prisons.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : From 1 January 1992 to 15 June 1992 there were 76 escape incidents from penal establishments ; 133 prisoners escaped. Most of these escapes were from low security category C prisons. The numbers of escapers form a very small proportion of those in custody.
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The escapes were from the following penal establishments :
Prison establishment |Date |Number of
|escaped
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Lindholme |8 January 1992 |3
Haverigg |10 January 1992 |1
Dover |11 January 1992 |1
Pentonville |16 January 1992 |1
Gloucester |18 January 1992 |2
Risley |24 January 1992 |2
Aldington |25 January 1992 |1
Feltham |28 January 1992 |2
Feltham |1 February 1992 |1
Downview |2 February 1992 |2
Ranby |2 February 1992 |2
Portland |10 February 1992 |3
Channings Wood |11 February 1992 |2
Ashwell |15 February 1992 |1
Hindley |13 February 1992 |1
Send |17 February 1992 |2
Ranby |20 February 1992 |1
Portland |21 February 1992 |1
New Hall |12 February 1992 |1
New Hall |21 February 1992 |2
Glen Parva |22 February 1992 |4
Ranby |26 February 1992 |1
Dover |27 February 1992 |2
Belmarsh |27 February 1992 |1
Feltham |28 February 1992 |2
Sudbury/Foston Hall |2 March 1992 |1
Haslar |7 March 1992 |1
Lindholme |9 March 1992 |1
Haverigg |9 March 1992 |2
Stocken |7 March 1992 |2
Camp Hill |11 March 1992 |3
Kirklevington |15 March 1992 |1
Norwich |17 March 1992 |1
Maidstone |16 March 1992 |2
Wellingborough |21 March 1992 |2
Cardiff |21 March 1992 |1
Norwich |24 March 1992 |2
Frankland |1 April 1992 |1
Feltham |1 April 1992 |4
Acklington |3 April 1992 |1
Winchester |7 April 1992 |1
Highpoint |8 April 1992 |4
Channings Wood |13 April 1992 |1
Lindholme |20 April 1992 |1
Wellingborough |17 April 1992 |1
Aldington |20 April 1992 |1
Dover |17 April 1992 |1
Feltham |21 April 1992 |5
Aldington |21 April 1992 |1
Featherstone |24 April 1992 |1
Wandsworth |27 April 1992 |1
Featherstone |29 April 1992 |2
Wellingborough |4 May 1992 |1
Holloway |30 April 1992 |1
Littlehey |6 May 1992 |1
Gloucester |7 May 1992 |1
New Hall |11 May 1992 |3
Erlestoke |12 May 1992 |1
Winchester |17 May 1992 |2
The Mount |16 May 1992 |1
The Verne |18 May 1992 |2
Portland |20 May 1992 |1
Lindholme |21 May 1992 |1
Stocken |16 May 1992 |1
Glen Parva |23 May 1992 |3
Gloucester |25 May 1992 |6
Blantyre House |25 May 1992 |2
Acklington |28 May 1992 |1
Highpoint |6 June 1992 |3
The Verne |6 June 1992 |2
Holloway |8 June 1992 |1
The Verne |11 June 1992 |2
Swaleside |12 June 1992 |1
Holloway |15 June 1992 |1
Werrington House |15 June 1992 |7
Brinsford |15 June 1992 |1
Table file CW920622.018 not available
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the escapes and attempted escapes by prisoners from escorts in 1992 ; and if he will provide details.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : From 1 January 1992 to 15 June 1992 there were 44 escape incidents while prisoners were being escorted outside penal establishments. In those 44 incidents 51 prisoners escaped. From 1 January 1992 to 15 June 1992 there were 16 attempted escape incidents while prisoners were being escorted outside penal establishments. Twenty five prisoners were involved in these attempted escapes. Further information is provided in the tables.
|c|Escapes from escort|c|
Prison establishment |Date |Number of
|prisoners
|escaped
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Winchester |8 January 1992 |1
Leeds |15 January 1992 |1
Cardiff |3 January 1992 |1
Belmarsh |16 January 1992 |1
Hollesley Bay |16 January 1992 |1
Bullwood Hall |21 January 1992 |1
Liverpool |21 January 1992 |6
Risley |24 January 1992 |1
Hindley |29 January 1992 |1
Long Lartin |2 March 1992 |1
Stafford |4 February 1992 |1
Full Sutton |4 February 1992 |1
Low Newton |6 February 1992 |1
Leicester |17 February 1992 |1
Holloway |19 February 1992 |1
Chelmsford |20 February 1992 |1
Norwich |27 February 1992 |1
Castington |27 February 1992 |1
Wymott |4 February 1992 |1
Norwich |4 March 1992 |1
Durham |6 March 1992 |2
Hollesley Bay |9 March 1992 |1
Brixton |11 March 1992 |1
Hollesley Bay |11 March 1992 |1
Maidstone |18 March 1992 |1
Durham |18 March 1992 |1
Exeter |18 March 1992 |1
Low Newton |21 March 1992 |1
Wymott |27 March 1992 |1
Hollesley Bay |28 March 1992 |1
Risley |8 April 1992 |1
Risley |10 April 1992 |1
Feltham |16 April 1992 |1
Pentonville |22 April 1992 |1
Thorp Arch |27 April 1992 |1
Low Newton |27 April 1992 |1
Channings Wood |30 April 1992 |1
Garth |16 May 1992 |1
Acklington |20 May 1992 |1
Glen Parva |20 May 1992 |1
Dartmoor |21 May 1992 |2
Moorland |28 May 1992 |1
Bullingdon |5 June 1992 |1
Liverpool |17 June 1992 |1
Prison establishment |Date |Number of
|attempted
|escapers
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Holloway |13 January 1992 |1
Holloway |16 January 1992 |1
Brinsford |21 January 1992 |1
Garth |22 January 1992 |1
Chelmsford |14 February 1992 |1
Glen Parva |19 March 1992 |6
Garth |20 March 1992 |1
Brixton |30 March 1992 |3
Acklington |3 April 1992 |1
Brinsford |1 April 1992 |2
Acklington |3 April 1992 |1
Swaleside |13 May 1992 |1
Pentonville |24 May 1992 |1
Stoke Heath |28 May 1992 |2
Grendon |4 June 1992 |1
Swansea |5 June 1992 |1
Prison Staff
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have not returned to work following maternity leave in each of the last five years ; and what has been the cost to his Department of prison officers not returning to work following maternity leave.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : According to centrally available information, none. Information relating to the years 1988-89 is not readily available.
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for providing child care facilities for prison workers.
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Mr. Peter Lloyd : A nursery was opened at Her Majesty's prison Holloway in May 1991 ; other prison service establishments who have shown an intererst in providing child care facilities are receiving encouragement and guidance. General guidance on the provision of child care facilities, drawing on the experience of Holloway and other departmental nurseries, is being prepared and will be circulated to all establishments, later this year.
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what prison establishments have received extra staff since 1 April in accordance with the Fresh Start framework agreement and as a result of the further two-hour reduction in the working week of prison officers.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : All the prison officers necessary to implement the final stage of the framework agreement were posted before April 1992. Allocations to establishments were made on the basis of their relative needs and their contributions to the Fresh Start efficiency improvements.
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have been assaulted whilst performing escort duties in each of the last five years, including 1992.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The numbers of prison staff assaulted while performing escort duties are not recorded centrally. However, the following table shows the numbers of prison staff reported as having been injured during the course of incidents of prisoners escaping from escort or attempting to escape from escort. Records prior to 20 June 1988 are not available.
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|c|Number of prison staff injured during attempted/escapes from escort|c|
|Incident
|Escape from|Attempted |Total
|Escort |Escape from
|Escort
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20 June 1988 to 31 December 1988 |21 |14 |35
1 January 1989 to 31 December 1989 |19 |5 |24
1 January 1990 to 31 December 1990 |19 |20 |39
1 January 1991 to 31 December 1991 |40 |19 |59
1 January 1992 to 15 June 1992 |10 |10 |20
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers are from ethnic minorities ; and in what establishments they work.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : On 18 June 1992, the total number of Prison Service grades who had volunteered their ethnic origin as other than white was 96. A breakdown, by establishment, is as follows :
|Number
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HMP Belmarsh |2
HMP Birmingham |6
HMP Blundeston |1
HMP Brixton |5
HMP Bullingdon |2
HMP Camp Hill |2
HMP Chelmsford |2
HMP Coldingley |1
HMP Downview |1
HMP Elmley |7
HMP Garth |1
HMP Gartree |1
HMP Haverigg Camp |2
HMP Hindley |1
HMP Holloway |3
HMP Holme House |1
HMP Hull |1
HMP Leeds |1
HMP Leicester |1
HMP Lewes |2
HMP Lindholme |1
HMP Littlehey |2
HMP Liverpool |1
HMP Long Lartin |1
HMP Manchester |1
HMP Moorland |1
HMP Nottingham |1
HMP Parkhurst |1
HMP Pentonville |8
HMP Shrewsbury |1
HMP Stocken |1
HMP Swaleside |1
HMP Wandsworth |7
HMP Wayland |1
HMP Wellingborough |1
HMP Whitemoor |3
HMP Wormwood Scrubs |1
HMP and RC Cardiff |2
HMP and RC Exeter |1
HMP and RC Winchester |1
HMP and YOI Styal |1
HMRC Brockhill |1
HMYOI Bullwood Hall |1
HMYOI Eastwood Park |1
HMYOI Northallerton |2
HMYOI Swinfen Hall |2
HMYOI The Mount |1
HMYOI and RC Brinsford |2
HMYOI and RC Feltham |3
HMYOI and RC Glen Parva |2
However, these figures are based on a voluntary survey of ethnic origin to which only 32 per cent. of prison officer grades responded. A further survey is being carried out.
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have been assaulted in 1992 ; and at which prisons these assaults took place.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : From 1 January 1992 to 15 June 1992 there were 319 incidents recorded of assaults on prison staff. This figure is for all prison staff grade 1 to 8.
The figure is for all recorded assaults on staff and includes assaults incurred by staff whilst on duty within and outside penal establishments. Assaults are recorded as either major or minor incidents. Major assaults are those assaults where the matter has been reported to the police, while minor assaults are those which are not reported to the police. The total figure comprises 273 minor assaults and 46 major assaults.
The recorded assault incidents were at the following penal establishments.
|c|Major assaults on staff|c|
Establishment
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Aldington
Bedford
Belmarsh
Blundeston
Brinsford
Bristol
Brixton
Cardiff
Castington
Chelmsford
Coldingley
Cookham Wood
Elmley
Frankland
Full Sutton
Garth
Hindley
Hoolesley Bay
Holloway
Lewes
Lindholme
Liverpool
Maidstone
Pentonville
Preston
Pucklechurch
Reading
Risley
Rochester
Shepton Mallet
Stafford
Styal
Swansea
Winchester
Wormwood Scrubs
|c|Minor assaults on staff|c|
Establishment |Number of
|assaults
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Acklington |1
Albany |2
Aylesbury |8
Bedford |2
Belmarsh |8
Birmingham |6
Blundeston |1
Brinsford |1
Bristol |1
Brixton |7
Bullwood Hall |4
Camp Hill |1
Canterbury |4
Cardiff |3
Chelmsford |3
Coldingley |4
Dartmoor |3
Dover |1
Durham |1
Everthorpe |3
Exeter |1
Featherstone |3
Frankland |8
Full Sutton |11
Gloucester |1
Gartree |1
Glen Parva |5
Garth |6
Grendon/Spring Hill |4
Highpoint |4
Hindley |2
Hollesley Bay Colony |1
Holloway |8
Leeds |5
Lindholme |1
Littlehey |1
Liverpool |3
Long Lartin |2
Low Newton |5
Maidstone |1
Manchester |6
Moorland |1
The Mount |4
Norwich |6
Nottingham |3
Onley |1
Parkhurst |1
Pentonville |3
Portland |1
Preston |1
Risley |9
Rochester |30
Shepton Mallet |2
Stafford |5
Stocken |3
Stoke Heath |7
Swaleside |13
Wakefield |1
Wandsworth |2
Wayland |2
Winchester |4
Wormwood Scrubs |29
Wymott |2
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the targeted staffing level and the actual staffing level at each prison establishment.
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Mr. Peter Lloyd : I will write to the hon. Member with this information.Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women prison officers there are ; and in what establishments they work.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : The available information is as follows :
Establishment |Total
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Acklington |1
Albany |6
Aldington |1
Askham Grange |32
Aylesbury |8
Bedford |8
Belmarsh |59
Birmingham |21
Blundeston |2
Brinsford |29
Bristol |11
Brixton |34
Brockhill |2
Bullingdon |30
Bullwood Hall |72
Camp Hill |9
Canterbury |10
Cardiff |5
Castington |4
Channings Wood |4
Chelmsford |13
Coldingley |7
Cookham Wood |47
Dartmoor |11
Deerbolt |5
Dorchester |4
Downview |8
Drake Hall |53
Durham |45
East Sutton Park |18
Eastwood park |5
Elmley |24
Erlestoke House |2
Everthorpe |2
Exeter |7
Featherstone |1
Feltham |15
Ford |1
Frankland |18
Full Sutton |28
Garth |20
Gartree |11
Glen Parva |9
Gloucester |6
Grendon |10
Guys Marsh |2
Hatfield |1
Haverigg |1
Hewell Grange |2
Highdown |1
Highpoint |5
Hindley |9
Hollesley Bay |4
Holloway |252
Holme House |21
Hull |8
Huntercombe |7
Kingston |2
Kirlevington |2
Leeds |17
Leicester |6
Lewes |14
Leyhill |2
Lincoln |11
Lindholme |3
Littlehey |5
Liverpool |16
Long Lartin |11
Low Newton |27
Maidstone |7
Manchester |9
Moorland |29
Mount |11
New Hall |74
North Sea Camp |3
Northallerton |5
Norwich |12
Nottingham |3
Onley |10
Parkhurst |10
Pentonville |18
Portland |2
Preston |9
PSITG |2
Pucklechurch |46
Reading |6
Risley |87
Rochester |12
Send |2
Shepton Mallet |1
Shrewsbury |8
Stafford |12
Standford Hill |1
PSC Newbold Revel |1
PSC Wakefield |3
Stocken |6
Stoke Heath |2
Styal |90
Swaleside |20
Swansea |3
Swinfen Hall |3
Thorn Cross |1
Usk |3
Wakefield |15
Wandsworth |19
Wayland |10
Wellingborough |7
Wetherby |3
Whatton |2
Whitemoor |49
Winchester |7
Woodhill |9
Wormwood Scrubs |26
Wymott |3
Total |1,803
Ozone-depleting Chemicals
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will outline his Department's policy on recovery and recycling of ozone-depleting chemicals.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment has given today to a similar question.
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the amount in tonnes of ozone-depleting chemicals used or purchased by his Department for the years 1989, 1990 and 1991, and estimates of usage for the next year ; what is the estimated bank of ozone-depleting chemicals contained within his
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Department ; and how many months' supply of ozone-depleting chemicals have been ordered by his Department.Mr. Peter Lloyd : The information requested is not available.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's policy on purchasing ozone-depleting chemicals and goods manufactured with these substances ; and in which year his Department expects to cease using, purchasing or releasing ozone- depleting substances, controlled by the Montreal protocol, and HCFCs.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : We are currently reviewing our policy on these matters and I will write to the hon. Member when this work has been completed.
Prison Meals
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the weekly cost of providing inmates with meals at each prison establishment.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : In 1990-91, the latest year for which figures are available, the average weekly cost of providing meals for inmates was as follows :
Establishment |Cost --------------------------------------------- Acklington |12.53 Albany |17.25 Aldington |15.77 Ashwell |15.38 Askham Grange |17.21 Aylesbury |18.12 Bedford |16.35 Birmingham |9.80 Blantyre House |27.22 Blundeston |15.86 Bristol |16.06 Brixton |9.71 Brockhill |10.97 Bullwood Hall |26.99 Camp Hill |13.70 Campsfield House |61.17 Canterbury |12.26 Cardiff |13.45 Castington |13.84 Channings Wood |11.97 Chelmsford |13.78 Coldingley |14.79 Cookham Wood |18.68 Dartmoor |13.68 Deerbolt |10.77 Dorchester |16.36 Dover |12.99 Downview |30.42 Drake Hall |20.02 Durham |10.96 East Sutton Park |28.55 Eastwood Park |19.87 Erlestoke |14.43 Everthorpe |13.78 Exeter |14.04 Featherstone |12.59 Feltham |16.71 Ford |12.58 Frankland |15.65 Full Sutton |14.76 Garth |15.13 Gartree |18.44 Glen Parva |12.09 Gloucester |13.92 Grendon |16.10 Guys Marsh |20.37 Haslar |17.37 Hatfield |12.89 Haverigg |13.82 Hewell Grange |20.90 High Point |13.31 Hindley |13.12 Hollesley Bay |27.82 Holloway |12.62 Hull |11.58 Huntercombe |18.53 Kingston |13.26 Kirkham |17.48 Kirklevington |22.98 Lancaster |14.37 Latchmere House |14.20 Leeds |10.77 Leicester |15.47 Lewes |13.31 Leyhill |16.81 Lincoln |11.16 Lindholme |23.80 Littlehey |11.68 Liverpool |14.07 Long Lartin |17.82 Lowdham Grange |184.16 Low Newton |16.38 Maidstone |11.56 Manchester |34.54 Morton Hall |14.50 Mount |57.54 New Hall |17.38 Northallerton |16.10 North Eye |15.70 North Sea Camp |13.99 Norwich |18.54 Nottingham |15.53 Onley |10.88 Oxford |18.20 Parkhurst |18.52 Pentonville |14.56 Portland |14.51 Preston |12.58 Pucklechurch |19.83 Ranby |14.09 Reading |14.89 Risley |15.57 Rochester |15.66 Rudgate |15.44 Send |22.46 Shepton Mallet |15.45 Shrewsbury |45.65 Stafford |11.41 Standford Hill |18.63 Stocken |12.53 Stoke Heath |14.23 Styal |16.00 Sudbury |12.91 Swaleside |11.72 Swansea |16.18 Swinfen Hall |16.77 Thorn Cross |19.56 Thorp Arch |14.35 Usk |17.49 Verne |12.61 Wakefield |13.79 Wandsworth |10.76 Wayland |13.43 Wellingborough |22.30 Werrington |15.23 Wetherby |17.88 Whatton |13.18 Winchester |13.80 Wormwood Scrubs |16.16 Wymott |12.86
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Victim Support
Mr. George Howarth : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to provide additional revenue support to local victim support groups to assist in financing expenses for voluntary, unpaid helpers.
Mr. Jack : Home Office funding for local victim support schemes, provided by means of a grant to the national organisation, Victim Support, rose by 28 per cent. to £6.9 million between 1991-92 and 1992-93. It is set to rise a further 15 per cent. to £7.9 million next year. Within broad parameters agreed with the Home Office the allocation of those funds to individual schemes is a matter for Victim Support.
Wolds Private Prison
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the reasons for the code of minimum standards that is applied to the Wolds private prison via the contract specification documents differing from the standards in the state prisons.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : One of the objectives of the policy of contracting out the management of prisons is to secure better value for money. The specifications drawn up for Wolds remand prison and Blakenhurst prison therefore deliberately seek high standards of performance by contractors. These standards are also in line with the direction in which the rest of the prison service is heading.
Mr. Meale : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the incident at the Wolds prison on 4 June.
Mr. Peter Lloyd : On the evening of 4 June a prisoner at Wolds remand prison was assaulted by other prisoners and sustained minor injuries. He was seen by medical staff. The police were called in, but they have been unable to pursue their inquiries because the prisoner is not willing to be interviewed.
Anabolic Steroids
Mr. Hargreaves : To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when his Department last reviewed the proposal to change the drug classification category of anabolic steroids to make possession of such substances without prescription a criminal offence ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Jack [holding answer 19 June 1992] : Anabolic steroids are prescription-only medicines in the United Kingdom. Under the Medicines Act 1968 it is an offence to sell steroids or to possess them for the purpose of sale, without a licence.
Under the provisions of section 45(8) of the Act, a person found guilty of such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2,000 ; and on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both. Last year, the Government asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and the relevant trade and professional bodies for their views on the question of bringing anabolic steroids under the Misuse of Drugs Act
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1971 which allows strict controls to be imposed on dangerous and harmful drugs. The view at that time of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and the other bodies consulted was that there was not a sufficiently strong case for bringing steroids within the controls of the 1971 Act.However, we decided that further action on steroids was necessary. We brought forward a package of measures targeted particularly at the young and designed to tackle misuses in a number of ways, including additional research into the extent of steroid misuse ; further research to improve the testing and detection methods used in sporting circles ; an enhanced educational effort aimed mainly at schools and competitions ; increased action against those who advertise steroids without a licence in contravention of the Medicines Act 1968.
We intend, subject to a suitable legislative opportunity, to change the law to make it an offence to supply anabolic steroids to minors.
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Agencies
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how much was spent on events and publicity surrounding the launch of the Public Record Office as an agency ; and whether the cost was borne by the parent department or the new agency.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The cost of the launch of the Public Record Office as an agency was borne by the Public Record Office, and related questions are the responsibility of the Agency's chief executive, Mrs. Sarah Tyacke, to whom I have referred this question for reply. She will write to the hon. Member and copies of her reply will be placed in the Library and the Public Information Office.
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the maximum salary payable, including performance- related element, and the length of time of the contract, of the chief executive of the Public Record Office.
Mr. John M. Taylor : The current maximum salary payable to the chief executive of the Public Record Office, including a performance-related element, is £57,500. The contract is for three years, 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1995. It is renewable.
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the first degree obtained by the chief executive of the Public Record Office ; and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.
Mr. John M. Taylor : This is a personal matter for the chief executive. I have drawn the question to her attention and have invited her to write to the hon. Member.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Tibet
Mr. Mullin : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when British diplomats last visited Lhasa ; what was their itinerary ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Goodlad : Two British diplomats, including a first secretary from our embassy in Peking, visited Tibet between 16 and 25 May. They visited Lhasa and Shigatze. They carried out a programme of calls on the local authorities, focusing on human rights, consular matters and economic development.EC Commission
Mr. Peter Bottomley : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many hours a week are worked by (a) the European Commission staff and (b) Commissioners ; and how many days a year are on average lost to illness linked to overwork by (a) Commission staff and (b) Commissioners.
Mr. Garel-Jones : I am informed by the Commission that its staff work 37 statutory hours per week, and that statutory hours for Commissioners are not specified.
Staff absences are a matter for the Commission. Statistics are not available on days lost to illness linked to overwork.
Disarmament
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) on 15 June, Official Report, column 352 , from where the United Kingdom and EC working papers to the UN Disarmament Commission, A/CN. 10/172 and A/CN. 10/165 respectively, to which he makes reference, are available ; and if he will arrange for copies to be made available in the Library.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We are making arrangements for copies of these papers to be placed in the Library.
Yugoslavia
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implementation of United Nation's Security Council resolutions relating to Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We are seeking the implementation in full of all Security Council resolutions on Yugoslavia. Resolution 752 of 15 May 1992 demanded, inter alia, a ceasefire in Bosnia-Herzegovina and an end to interference in that state by the Yugoslav people's army (JNA) and Croatian army. Resolution 757 of 30 May imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro as a way of bringing pressure on them to comply with resolution 752. Resolution 757 has been implemented in the United Kingdom and its dependent territories by five Orders in Council. We fully support the efforts of the United Nations to implement resolution 758 of 8 June which aims to secure Sarajevo airport in order to deliver humanitarian assistance.
European Parliament, Salaries
Mr. Steinberg : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will set out in £ sterling the current salary and allowances, distinguishing office costs, travel and subsistence, for a British Member of the European Parliament.
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Mr. Garel-Jones : British Members of the European Parliament receive the same salary as that paid to Members of the House of Commons, i.e. £30,854 per year. The allowance figures were set out in the Lord President's answer to a written question from the hon. Member for Harrow, East (Mr. Dykes), Official Report, 17 February 1992, column 30 .
Albania
Mr. David Atkinson : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on British diplomatic representation in Tirana.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : We have decided to send a member of the Diplomatic Service to open an office in Tirana for the duration of the British Presidency of the European Community. The French Government have kindly agreed to provide office accommodation. Her Majesty's Ambassador in Rome will continue to be accredited (on a non-resident basis) to Tirana.
Ozone-depleting chemicals
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will outline his Department's policy on recovery and recycling of ozone-depleting chemicals.
Mr. Goodlad : The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has appointed a firm of environmental management consultants to carry out a programme of environmental audits of its home estate. One of the purposes of the audits, which are scheduled for completion in September 1992, is to assess the possibilities within the Department for the recovery and recycling of ozone -depleting chemicals.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the amount in tonnes of ozone- depleting chemicals used or purchased by his Department for the years 1989, 1990 and 1991, and estimates of usage for the next year ; what is the estimated bank of ozone-depleting chemicals contained within his Department ; and how many months' supply of
ozone-depleting chemicals have been ordered by his Department.
Mr. Goodlad : It is not possible to provide the information requested as the figures are not available. However, the stock of ozone- depleting chemicals stored within the Department is minimal.
Mr. Win Griffiths : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his Department's policy on purchasing ozone- depleting chemicals and goods manufactured with these substances ; and in which year his Department expects to cease using, purchasing or releasing ozone-depleting substances, controlled by the Montreal protocol, and HCFCs.
Mr. Goodlad : It is the policy of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office not to purchase ozone-depleting chemicals and goods manufactured with these substances where their use is non-essential and where value for money alternatives are available.
The Department will cease using, purchasing or releasing ozone-depleting substances in accordance with the Government's response to the Montreal protocol and EC Regulation 594/91.
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