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Detainees (Suicide Attempts)
Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many suicide attempts there have been since 1994 by people being arrested in the presence of immigration officers. [38200]
Mr. Kirkhope: The hon. Member has corresponded with me about the circumstances in which, on 17 November 1995, one of his constituents who was to be detained for removal as an illegal entrant took up a position on the balcony of his flat and threatened to jump. In the event, he did not do so.
We know of no similar suicide threats since 1994, although comprehensive inquires could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost.
Deportation
Mr. Henderson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's current policy on enforcing deportation decisions against genuine students who have been found to be working in breach of their conditions of entry; how many deportation decisions
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have been made on the grounds of working without permission in each quarter since January 1995; what is his definition of a genuine student; and if he will (a) list the colleges which he does not recognise as providing courses of study for overseas students acceptable under the immigration rules and (b) give the criteria he uses to decide on such colleges. [38068]
Mr. Kirkhope: Any overseas student who wishes to work during his free time or vacation may do so by obtaining permission from the Department for Education and Employment. Each case where a student is found to be working without such permission is considered on its individual merits. As required by the immigration rules, the case for deportation is considered in the light of all known relevant factors. Records are not kept in a form which would enable the number of students made subject to deportation decisions to be identified.
The immigration and nationality directorate collects information which comes to light about individual colleges, and account is taken of this by staff when dealing with applications from students. Staff are made aware of what information is available by means of internal notices which are part of staff instructions and are not published.
Prisons (Self-inflicted Deaths)
Mr. George Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many self-inflicted deaths have occurred in each year since 1992 (a) in each prison and (b) by security category in each prison. [37978]
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 A. J. Pearson to Mr. George Howarth, Dated 22 July 1996:
Key to security classification:
A = Category A; B = Category B; C = Category C; D = Category D; U = Unclassified.
N.B. Unclassified refers to the following categories: unsentenced on remand; sentenced but awaiting categorisation; young offender; females non category A.
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The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about self-inflicted deaths in prison.
The attached table shows the number of self-inflicted deaths that have occurred each year since 1992 in prisons in England and Wales by security category.
Establishment 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Acklington -- -- -- 1(C) --
Albany -- -- 1(C) -- --
Ashwell 2(C, C) -- -- -- --
Aylesbury -- -- -- 1(U) --
Bedford -- -- 1(U) 2(U, U) --
Belmarsh -- 1(A) -- 2(U, U) --
Birmingham 1(U) -- 1(D) 2(A, U) 1(U)
Blakenhurst -- -- -- 1(C) --
Blundeston -- -- -- 2(C, B) --
Brinsford 1(U) -- 1(U) -- 1(U)
Bristol 1(U) 2(U, U) -- 1(C) 1(U)
Brixton 1(U) 1(U) 3(U, B, U) -- 1(U)
Bullingdon 1(U) -- -- 1(U) 1(B)
Canterbury -- 1(U) -- -- --
Cardiff -- -- 2(U, U) -- --
Chelmsford -- -- 1(C) 1(U) --
Dartmoor -- 1(B) 1(C) -- 2(B)
Deerbolt 1(U) -- -- -- --
Doncaster -- -- 2(U, U) 2(U, U) 1(U)
Dorchester 1(C) -- -- -- 2(U, U)
Dover -- -- -- 1(U) --
Downview -- -- -- 1(C) --
Durham 2(U, U) 1(U) -- -- 1(U)
Elmley 1(U) -- 1(U) -- --
Erlestoke -- -- -- 2(C, C) --
Exeter -- 4(C, U x3) 1(B) 2(U, B) --
Featherstone -- -- -- 1(C) --
Feltham 2(U, U) -- -- -- 1(U)
Frankland -- -- -- 1(B) --
Full Sutton -- 1(A) -- 1(B) 1(B)
Garth -- -- 1(B) 1(B) --
Gartree 1(B) -- 1(B) -- 1(B)
Glen Parva 1(U) -- -- -- 1(U)
Gloucester -- -- -- 1(U) --
Grendon -- -- 2(C, B) 1(B) --
Haverigg -- -- -- 1(C) --
Highdown -- 1(U) 1(C) 4(B, C, A, U) 1(C)
Hindley 1(U) 1(U) -- -- --
Holloway 1(U) 1(U) -- 2(U, U) --
Holme House -- 2(D, C) -- -- 1(C)
Hull 2(U, U) 1(C) 2(C, U) 1(U) 1(U)
Kirkham -- -- -- -- 1(U)
Leeds 2(U, U) 2(U, U) 1(U) 1(U) --
Leicester 1(U) 3(U, U, C) 3(U x3) 1(B) --
Lewes 1(U) 1(U) -- 1(D) --
Lincoln -- 3(U, C, U) 1(D) 2(C, C) 1(U)
Lindholme -- 1(C) -- -- 1(C)
Littlehey 1(C) -- -- -- --
Liverpool 1(U) 2(U, U) 5(U x3, B, C) 1(U) 2(U, U)
Long Lartin 1(A) 1(B) 1(B) 1(B) 1(A)
Low Newton -- -- 2(U, U) 2(U, U) --
Maidstone 1(D) -- -- -- --
Manchester -- 2(U, U) 2(U, C) -- 4(U x4)
Moorland -- -- 3(U x3) -- --
New Hall -- -- 1(U) -- --
Norwich 2(U, C) 2(U, U) -- 4(U x3, B) --
Nottingham -- 1(B) -- 1(B) --
Parkhurst 1(C) 1(C) 2(B, B) -- --
Pentonville 4(U x4) -- -- 2(U, B) 1(U)
Portland -- -- 1(U) -- 1(U)
Preston -- -- 1(U) 1(U) --
Risley -- -- 1(C) -- --
Shepton Mallet -- 1(C) -- -- --
Shrewsbury -- -- 1(U) -- 1(U)
Stafford 1(C) -- -- -- --
Stocken -- -- -- -- 1(C)
Stoke Heath -- -- -- 1(U) --
Styal 1(U) -- -- -- --
Swaleside 1(C) -- 1(U) -- --
Swansea -- -- 1(U) 1(U) --
The Mount -- -- -- 1(C) 1(C)
The Verne -- -- 1(C) -- --
Usk -- -- 1(C) -- --
Wakefield 1(B) 3(B, B, D) 1(B) 1(B) --
Wandsworth -- 2(U, B) 4(U x3, D) -- --
Wellingborough 1(B) -- -- -- --
Wetherby -- 1(U) -- -- --
Whatton -- -- -- 1(C) --
Whitemoor -- -- -- 1(B) --
Winchester -- 1(U) 1(U) -- 2(B, C)
Wolds -- 1(U) -- 1(U) 1(B)
Woodhill -- 1(U) 1(U) -- --
Wormwood Scrubs 1(U) -- 4(B,B, U, U) -- 1(U)
P.E.C.S. (Prison Escort Court Custody Service) -- -- -- -- 1(B)
Prisons (Staffing Levels)
Mr. George Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the minimum staffing levels required to ensure that the protection of the public and staff and prisoner safety is maintained at (a) all privately operated prisons and (b) for the Prison Service operated comparator group prisons; [38181]
- (2) if he will list the minimum permitted staffing levels at (a) all privately operated prisons for the next financial year and (b) for the prison Service operated comparator group prisons for the same period; [38179]
(3) if he will list the lowest and highest staffing levels at (a) all privately operated prisons since commencing
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- operation and (b) for the Prison Service operated comparator group prisons for the same period; [38177]
(4) if he will list the minimum permitted staffing levels at (a) all privately operated prisons and (b) for the Prison Service operated comparator group prisons in relation to the number of prisoners held; [38180]
(5) if he will list the average staffing levels at (a) all privately operated prisons since commencing operation and (b) for the Prison Service operated comparator group prisons for the same period; [38176]
(6) if he will list the minimum permitted staffing levels at (a) all privately operated prisons since commencing operation and (b) for the Prison Service operated comparator group prisons for the same period. [38178]
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 A. J. Pearson to Mr. George Howarth, dated 22 July 1996:
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