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Disabled Prisoners
Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the guidelines issued to prison governors on what provision should be made for prisoners who are physically disabled. [18321]
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. Elfyn Llwyd, dated 5 March 1996: The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking if he will place in the Library of the House the guidelines to prison governors on what provision should be made for prisoners who are physically disabled.
Relevant guidance is contained in Prison Standing Orders 1A 46-47 and 7F 6-7 and 15, copies of which are held in the Library of the House. In addition, all prison governors received in March 1995 a copy of research report "The Deaf in Prison" by a former prison officer which was a helpful exposition of the problems and needs of deaf prisoners. Copies of which have been placed in the Library.
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Arrangements for the management of prisoners with physical disabilities are currently under review in consultation with organisations representing those with hearing, sight and other physical disabilities. We expect to issue revised guidance during 1996-97.
Peter Clowes
Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons no decision was made by his Department in relation to the application for parole by Peter Clowes by the time of the deadline on 20 February. [18323]
Miss Widdecombe: Mr Clowes's case, like many other parole applications, had to be given full and careful consideration on its merits. Every effort was made to complete the various stages of the process by 20 February, but the need for additional information and advice in the final stages meant that a decision could not be reached until two days later.
Young Offenders
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners aged 15 and 16 years were being held in young offenders institutions and remand centres in England and Wales on the most recent date for which information is available; and if he will list the establishments concerned and the numbers held in each (a) on remand and (b) following sentence; [18373]
- (2) how many young people aged 15 and 16 years were being held in establishments other than young offender institutions on the most recent date for which information is available; and if he will list the establishments concerned and the numbers held in each (a) on remand and (b) following sentence; [18374]
(3) how many young people aged 15 and 16 years were being held in private prison establishments institutions on the most recent date for which information is available; and if he will list the establishments concerned and the numbers held in each (a) on remand and (b) following sentence. [18375]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for these matters 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. Alun Michael, dated 5 March 1996:
(27) Provisions figures.
(28) Private prisons.
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The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General of the Prison Service, to reply to your recent Questions asking, how many persons aged 15 and 16 years were being held in young offenders' institutions and remand centres, private prisons and those held in establishments other than young offender institutions in England and Wales on the latest available date; in which establishments they were held; and if they were held on remand or under sentence.
The latest information is for 31 January 1996 and is given in the attached table.
15-year-olds 16-year-olds
Remand Sentence Total Remand Sentence Total
Remand centres
Brinsford -- -- -- 2 -- 2
Exeter -- -- -- 1 -- 1
Feltham -- -- -- 3 -- 3
Glen Parva 4 -- 4 19 -- 19
Gloucester -- -- -- 3 -- 3
Hindley 5 -- 5 21 3 24
Low Newton 7 -- 7 10 -- 10
Northallerton 1 -- 1 15 -- 15
Norwich 1 -- 1 -- -- --
Swansea 1 -- 1 6 5 11
Total remand centres (male) 19 -- 19 80 8 88
Closed YOIs (male)
Aylesbury -- 1 1 -- 3 3
Brinsford -- 1 1 -- 2 2
Castington -- -- -- -- 1 1
Deerbolt -- -- -- -- 2 2
Feltham -- 4 4 -- 13 13
Glen Parva -- 3 3 -- 12 12
Moorland -- 1 1 -- 8 8
Onley -- -- -- -- 1 1
Portland -- -- -- -- 1 1
Stoke Heath -- -- -- -- 5 5
Swinfen Hal -- -- -- -- 4 4
Total closed YOIs (male) -- 10 10 -- 52 52
Juvenile YOIs (male)
Brinsford 16 7 23 17 7 24
Deerbolt 1 14 15 -- 39 39
Feltham 10 22 32 35 35 70
Huntercombe -- 2 2 -- 21 21
Lancaster Fms 2 -- 2 3 1 4
Onley -- 14 14 -- 34 34
Portland 1 10 11 -- 48 48
Stoke Heath -- 11 11 -- 38 38
Thorn Cross -- 6 6 -- 8 8
Werrington -- 18 18 -- 41 41
Wetherby -- 10 10 -- 28 28
Total juvenile YOIs (male) 30 114 144 55 300 355
Other establishments
Local prisons (male)
Cardiff 2 -- 2 3 -- 3
Doncaster(28) 4 1 5 14 -- 14
Exeter -- -- -- 1 -- 1
Hull 2 -- 2 3 -- 3
Total local prisons (male) 8 1 9 21 -- 21
Closed YOIs (female)
Bullwood Hall -- -- -- -- 1 1
New Hall -- 2 2 -- 2 2
Styal -- 2 2 -- 1 1
Total closed YOIs (female) -- 4 4 -- 4 4
Open YOIs (female)
Drake Hall -- -- -- -- -- --
East Sutton Park -- -- -- -- 1 1
Total open YOIs (female) -- -- -- -- 1 1
Other establishments
Local prisons (female)
Holloway -- -- -- -- 1 1
Pucklechurch -- -- -- -- 1 1
Total local prisons (female) -- -- -- -- 2 2
Total all establishments 57 129 186 156 367 523
Remand Prisoners (Drug Offences)
Mr. Michael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were being held in prisons in England and Wales (a) on remand regarding alleged drugs offices and (b) following sentence for trafficking in drugs on the last date for which information is available. [18377]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who as been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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