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Wandsworth Prison
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the proposed prison budget for Wandsworth prison for 1996; and what it was for each year since 1990. [16244]
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Miss Widdecombe:
Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 26 February 1996:
(15) Proposed. It is not possible to provide a budget figure for 1990-91 as reliable records are not available for that year.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated in England and Wales as to the age of young girls soliciting for prostitution on the public highway; what has been the location of each such survey; and if he will make a statement. [16255]
Mr. Maclean:
As part of an evaluation of a multi-agency initiative to reduce prostitution in Streatham, south London, an analysis was carried out of the details held on police files about prostitutes operating in the area in 1989-90. The ages of the women ranged from 16 to 48 years. Twenty-seven per cent. of the prostitutes were aged under 20, 50 per cent. were between 20 and 30 and 23 per cent. were over 30. A copy of this study, by Roger Matthews, is available in the Library.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many girls between the ages of 14 and 17 years have been charged with soliciting for prostitution in each of the last five years in England and Wales. [16256]
Mr. Maclean:
The available information is given in the table:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the budget allocations for Wandsworth prison between 1990 and 1996.
Prison Service budgets are allocated to prisons in financial years rather than in calendar years. The table below therefore gives details of the budgets for the financial years 1991-92 to 1996-97.
Financial year Budget allocation £
1991-92 14,201,000
1992-93 16,303,220
1993-94 21,027,624
1994-95 21,201,390
1995-96 21,516,600
1996-97 20,353,000
| Number of prosecutions | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 396 |
| 1991 | 337 |
| 1992 | 283 |
| 1993 | 139 |
| 1994 | 186 |
(16) An offence under section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of (a) men and
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(b) women charged with and convicted of living on immoral earnings in England and Wales in each of the last five years; how many were sent to prison; and how many were fined. [16257]
Mr. Maclean:
The available information is given in the table:
| Offence description | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living on earnings of prostitution of exercising control over prostitute(17) | |||||
| Prosecutions | |||||
| Males | 73 | 87 | 89 | 63 | 78 |
| Females | 20 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 20 |
| Total found guilty | |||||
| Males | 62 | 68 | 58 | 42 | 60 |
| Females | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Fined | |||||
| Males | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Females | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Sentenced to immediate custody | |||||
| Males | 22 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Females | -- | 2 | -- | 1 | 3 |
| Man or woman living wholly or in part on the earnings of male prostitution(18) | |||||
| Prosecutions | |||||
| Males | 1 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Females | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Total found guilty | |||||
| Males | 2(19) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Females | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Fined | |||||
| Males | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Females | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Sentenced to immediate custody | |||||
| Males | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Females | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
(17) An offence under sections 30 and 31 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956.
(18) An offence under section 5(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 1967.
(19) The proceedings at magistrates courts which lead to offender being found guilty in the Crown court are not necessarily recorded in the same calendar year.
Wormwood Scrubs Prison
Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is to be the prison budget for Wormwood Scrubs prison for 1996; and what was it for each of the years 1990 to 1995. [16320]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 26 February 1996:
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(20) Proposed.
It is not possible to provide a budget figure for 1990--91 as reliable records are not available for that year.
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about Wormwood Scrubs prison.
Prison Service budgets are allocated to prisons in financial years rather than in calendar years. The table below therefore gives details of budgets for the financial years 1991-92 to 1996-97.
Financial year Budget allocation £
1991-92 14,652,000
1992-93 15,596,000
1993-94 20,299,000
1994-95 20,359,000
1995-96 19,801,000
1996-97 (20)20,132,000
Public Bodies
Dr. Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the executive non-departmental public bodies sponsored by his Department which are subject to (a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner, (b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission, (c) scrutiny by the National Audit Office, (d) statutory provisions for open government, (e) performance indicators and (f) provisions under the citizens charter. [16012]
(a) investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration:
(c) scrutiny by the National Audit Office:
(e) performance indicators: NDPBs are encouraged, wherever appropriate, to develop performance indicators and associated targets and to publish these.
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(f) provisions under the citizen's charter: those executive NDPBs which offer a service to the public are encouraged to adopt the principles set out in the citizens charter and to publicise how these are being reflected in their working arrangements--for instance, the Commission for Racial Equality has published a statement and the Gaming Board has published customer service targets in its annual report.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the position of the Director General of the Prison Service was advertised, when is the closing date for applications; and what is the number of applicants who have so far applied. [16043]
Mr. Howard:
The position has not been advertised.
Ms Janet Anderson:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to appoint a new Director General of the Prison Service. [16189]
Mr. Howard:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) on 5 December 1995 at column 204.
(b) scrutiny by the Audit Commission: none; the Audit Commission has responsibility only for local government;
Commission for Racial Equality
Data Protection Registrar
Horserace Betting Levy Board
(d) statutory provisions for open government: the following executive non-departmental public bodies are required by statute to publish annual reports:
Community Development Foundation
Commission for Racial Equality
Data Protection Registrar
Gaming Board for Great Britain
National Lottery Charities Board
Police Complaints Authority
Those NDPBs that are subject to scrutiny by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration are also subject to the code of practice on open government, and other NDPBs are being asked to develop codes of practice on similar lines.
Alcohol Education and Research Council
Commission for Racial Equality
Gaming Board for Great Britain
Horserace Betting Levy Board
Horserace Totalisator Board
National Lottery Charities Board
Data Protection Registrar
Police Complaints Authority
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