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Atomic Weapons Establishment, Llanishen
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 16 April, Official Report, columns 455-56, what is the cost of decommissioning the AWE site in Llanishen that was taken into account in reaching the closure decision. [27327]
Mr. Arbuthnot: There is a long-standing convention of not announcing the detailed figures which subscribe to the overall cost of the defence nuclear programme. My Department, however, expects to spend some millions of pounds on the thorough decommissioning of the AWE site at Llanishen.
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HOME DEPARTMENT
Prisons (Costs)
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will publish further figures on the comparative cost of public and private prisons; and if he will make a statement. [26659]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 29 April 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking when will further figures on the comparative cost of public and private prisons be published.
We have recently received the first draft of a report by Coopers and Lybrand which updates the comparison of performance on cost and service delivery between each of the privately managed prisons and the most nearly comparable public sector prisons, using 1994-95 data.
Once the report has been finalised, we shall need to discuss the findings, and arrangements for publications, with Ministers.
Prisons (Suicides)
Ms Quin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of suicides in prison in each of the past 10 years. [25902]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Ms Joyce Quinn, dated 29 April 1996:
Ms Jowell:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) attempted suicides and (b) suicides have been committed by young (i) men and (ii) women in prison establishments for each year since 1990. [26782]
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of suicides in Prison Service establishments in the past ten years.
The attached table shows the number of self-inflicted deaths in prisons in England and Wales in each year of the past ten years.
Year Self-inflicted deaths
1986 21
1987 46
1988 37
1989 48
1990 50
1991 42
1992 41
1993 47
1994 62
1995 60
1996(14) (Total as of 19 April 1996) 17
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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Letter from Richard Tilt to Ms Tessa Jowell, dated 29 April 1996:
(14) Figures for attempted suicides were not collected centrally until 1991.
Mr. Cox:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if each prison in England and Wales has an officer fully trained in suicide awareness; and if he will make a statement; [26539]
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about suicides and attempted suicides by young men and women in prison establishments in each year since 1990.
The attached table gives the number of reported incidents of attempted suicides and the number of self-inflicted deaths for young offenders, male and female, aged 15-21 inclusive, for the years 1990 to 1995.
Attempted suicides Self-inflicted deaths
Year Male Female Male Female
1990 -- -- 10 0
1991 209 15 7 0
1992 278 21 10 1
1993 246 10 3 0
1994 254 3 12 0
1995 158 3 12 0
- (2) if he will make a statement on the training given to prison officers in suicide awareness; and when this training was last reviewed. [26540]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 29 April 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about suicide awareness training in prisons in England and Wales.
Training in suicide awareness was last reviewed in preparation for the launch of the current strategy in April 1994. The strategy is underpinned by a comprehensive training manual in modular form. As part of the implementation process, all governors nominated staff to attend central training as tutors. Tutors then carried forward the training of staff of all grades within their own establishment.
Every prison has a minimum of one member of staff trained as a suicide awareness tutor who contributes to the overall training programme set out by the governor.
Prisons (Trade Unions)
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the relevant trade unions are to be de-recognised on the selection of prisons for market testing; and if he will make a statement. [26660]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 29 April 1996:
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The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about trade unions being de-recognised on the selection of prisons for market testing.
The Director of Personnel has informed all recognised trade unions that they were de-recognised for the purposes of collective bargaining on the scope and selection of schemes for private finance, market testing and contracting out. We shall continue to consult with the trade unions on these matters.
Where as a consequence of schemes transferring work to contractors there are personnel implications, the existing arrangements for consultation or negotiation with trade unions will apply.
Prison Service (Corporate Plan)
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the 1996 to 1999 corporate plan for the Prison Service will be published; when he received the plan; what considerations underlie the time scale for publication; and if he will make a statement. [26661]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 29 April 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question on the 1996 to 1999 corporate plan for the Prison Service.
We are currently discussing the final draft of our plan with Ministers, and we hope to be able to publish it within the next three or four weeks.
Prison Population
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population on the last day of each of the last 24 months; and if he will make a statement. [26662]
Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
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