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Prison Report

Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will publish his response to the chief inspector of Her Majesty's prisons annual report; and if he will make a statement. [10789]

Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 13 January 1997]: It is not our practice to publish a response to the chief inspector's annual report. The Government are grateful to the chief inspector for producing this considered and informative annual report, and have noted its contents.

Prison Cells

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those prisons in England and Wales with prison cells designed for one person and holding two inmates on 1 January 1997. [10773]

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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. Tom Cox, dated 16 January 1997:


Two inmates sharing a cell designed for one

Establishment27 December 1996
Bedford186
Birmingham544
Blakenhurst130
Bristol88
Brixton362
Buckley Hall20
Camp Hill80
Canterbury218
Cardiff458
Channings Wood208
Chelmsford78
Cookham Wood40
Doncaster416
Dorchester172
Down View12
Durham698
Everthorpe58
Exeter338
Glen Parva232
Gloucester130
Guys Marsh32
Highpoint14
Hull200
Lancaster Farms42
Leeds214
Leciester224
Lewes26
Lincoln480
Littlehey28
Liverpool220
Low Newton188
Maidstone30
Manchester478
Moorland60
Northallerton262
Nottingham4
Pentonville708
Portland young offenders institution68
Preston362
Reading112
Risley18
Rochester8
Shepton Mallet100
Shrewsbury278
Stocken52
Swaleside30
Swansea202
The Mount78
Usk104
Verne32
Wakefield110
Wandsworth180
Wayland32
Wealstun6
Winchester276
Woodhill72
Wormwood Scrubs260


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Asylum

Mr. John Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications were received for asylum in October 1996 and November 1996; and what were the equivalent figures for 1995. [10778]

Mr. Kirkhope: A total of 2,150 applications for asylum in the United Kingdom were lodged in October 1996 and 1,920 were lodged in the following month. The equivalent figures for the same months in 1995 were 4,595 and 4,715 respectively.

RAF Finningley

Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made towards opening a prison on the site of RAF Finningley; and if he will make a statement. [10788]

Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 13 January 1997]: 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. Alex Carlile, dated 16 January 1997:





Air Weapons

Mr. Hinchliffe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences involving air weapons were recorded in the last five years for which figures are available. [10255]

Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 14 January 1997]: The information requested is published in chapter 3 (table 3.3) of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales 1995".

A copy of this publication has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Hinchliffe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of air weapons held in the United Kingdom. [10256]

Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 14 January 1997]: No realistic estimate has been made centrally.

Prisons (Drugs)

Mr. Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) prescription and (b) over-the-counter medicinal drugs were consumed in

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each of the past three years in (i) Cardiff prison, (ii) Downview prison, (iii) Everthorpe prison and (iv) Swansea prison. [9849]

Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 13 January 1997]: 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. Paul Flynn, dated 16 January 1997:







Prison Officers

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have taken retirement under the new voluntary early retirement and severance scheme; and if he will indicate the numbers for each prison in England and Wales and the officers that have left that prison under this system. [10772]

Miss Widdcombe: 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. Tom Cox, dated 16 January 1997:



Number
Prison Auxiliary5
Prison Officer404
Prison Officer (Works)25
Prison Officer Instructor8
Senior Officer139
Senior Officer (Works)14
Senior Officer Instructor3
Principal Officer129


Grade ESTABTotalPrison auxiliaryPrison officerPrison officer (works)Prison officer instructorSenior officerSenior officer (works)Senior officer instructorPrincipal officer
Acklington6222
Albany72131
Aldington22
Ashwell321
Askham Grange541
Aylesbury211
Bedford81151
Belmarsh211
Birmingham31120163
Blantyre House321
Blundeston11
Brinsford9351
Bristol211
Brixton2922313
Bullingdon951111
Bullwood Hall211
Camp Hill83113
Canterbury74111
Cardiff321
Castington11
Channings Wood11
Chelmsford12822
Coldingley211
Dartmoor85111
Deerbolt211
Dorchester6411
Dover752
Downview11
Drake Hall4211
Durham11713
Eastwood Park11
Erlestoke211
Everthorpe52111
Exeter147232
Featherstone211
Feltham211
Finnamore wood4211
Ford149311
Frankland1912214
Full Sutton211542
Garth6141
Gartree5212
Glen Parva177154
Gloucester541
Grendon6321
Guys Marsh5212
Haslar44
Hatfield312
Haverigg104123
Hewell Grange11
Highpoint4112
Hindley422
Hollesley Bay11
Holloway211
Holme House3111
Hull106121
Huntercombe321
Kingston7331
Kirkham211
Kirklevington22
Lancaster Castle211
Lancaster Farms62211
Latchmere House5311
Leeds24151116
Leicester5221
Lewes9522
Leyhill11
Lilleshall (PE)22
Lincoln171043
Lindholme12831
Littlehey844
Liverpool11
Long Lartin61221
Low Newton115411
Maidstone431
Moorland139121
The Mount211
New Hall11
North Sea Camp22
Northallerton6312
Norwich14131
Nottingham651
Parkhurst138311
Pentonville11
Portland312
Preston11
Ranby4211
Reading211
Risley33
Rochester5311
Send11
Shepton Mallet211
Shrewsbury651
Stafford8512
Standford Hill5221
Stocken321
Stoke Heath11
Styal11
Sudbury712121
Swaleside11
Swansea312
Swinfen Hall523
Thorn Cross33
Usk22
The Verne11
Wakefield281594
Wandsworth2818217
Wayland5212
Wealstun61212
Wellingboro'211
Wetherby11
Whatton22
Whitemoor11
Winchester15942
Wormwood Scrubs191036
Wymott4211
Totals7275404258139143129

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