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Prison Service Advertisements

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria were used to allow advertisements in prison catering by HM Prison Service; what revenue was raised from advertising; and what the total cost was of the publication. [198593]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Prisoners

David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners there are, broken down by category of offence. [199003]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
 
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Prisons

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons the number of prisoners serving short sentences has increased. [148889]

Paul Goggins: Changes in the number of prisoners serving short sentences are affected by custody rates, average sentence lengths, the number of people sentenced, and seasonal factors such as the reduction in the number of court sitting days over bank holiday periods.

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) the sick arrangements and (b) holiday entitlements are for staff at each privately run prison establishment. [187100]

Paul Goggins: There are currently four contractors operating privately run prison establishments.

Each contractor has different sick management arrangements and holiday entitlements for their staff in the various grades they employ.

Staff terms and conditions are a matter between each Contractor and its staff. There are no minimum requirements set down in any contract.

Detailed information can be found in the following tables.
 
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(a) Sick arrangements at each privately run prison

Establishment	Period of service	Sick arrangements (paid in any 12 month period)
HMP Parc	Management
	First year	12 weeks
	After 1 year	18 weeks
	After 2 years	18 weeks
	After 5 years	26 weeks
	PCO
	First year	6 weeks
	After 1 year	12 weeks
	After 2 years	12 weeks
	After 5 years	18 weeks
HMP Bronzefield, HMP Peterborough	Less than 6 months	Nil days paid
	6 months—1 year	5 days
	1–2 years	40 days
	2–5 years	80 days
	5 years plus	130 days
HMP Forest Bank	Less than 1 year service	20 days
	1–2 years	40 days
	2–5 years	80 days
	5 years or more	26 weeks
HMPAshfield, HMP Dovegate, HMP and YOI Doncaster, HMP Lowdham Grange	First year	30 days limited to 10 days in the first 6 months
	After 1 year	30 days
	After 2 years	40 days
	After 5 years	50 days
HMP Altcourse, HMP Rye Hill, HMP Wolds	First year	6 weeks
	After 2 years	8 weeks
	After 5 years	10 weeks
	After 10 years	12 weeks

(b) Holiday entitlements at each privately run prison

Establishment	Grade	Holiday entitlements
HMP Parc	PCO grades	20 days + bank holidays
	Management	25 days + bank holidays
HMP Bronzefield, HMP Peterborough, HMP Forest Bank	Directors	25 days + bank holidays
	Management	23 days + bank holidays
	PCO grades	20 increasing by 2 days for every five years served. + bank holidays
HMP Ashfield	PCO grades	20 + bank holidays
	Management	25 + bank holidays
HMP Dovegate	PCO grades	17 + bank holidays in year 1 19 + bank holidays after 1 year
	Management	25 + bank holidays
HMP and YOI Doncaster	PCO grades	18 + bank holidays
	Management	25 + bank holidays
HMP Lowdham Grange	PCO grades	20 + bank holidays
	Management	22 + bank holidays
HMP Altcourse, HMP Rye Hill, HMP Wolds	PCO grades	4 weeks and 2 days rising to 5 weeks and 2 days after 5 years
	Management	4 weeks and 2 days rising to 5 weeks and 2 days after 5 years

Mr. Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has set a target for the maximum and average times to access drug treatment for a prisoner leaving prison when they have been receiving drug treatment in prison; and if he will make a statement. [190307]

Caroline Flint: It has not proved possible to respond to my right. hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the prevalence of drug abuse in prisons in the Greater London area. [197127]

Caroline Flint: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
 
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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of prisoners interviewed by the police in relation to historical sex abuse cases were taken to (a) an external location and (b) a specially equipped suite for their interview in each of the last five years. [197440]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list (a) the running costs for each establishment in the prison service and (b) the average number of prisoners held at that establishment in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available. [198477]

 
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Paul Goggins [holding answer 16 November 2004]: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of prisoners who entered drug rehabilitation programmes in the last 12 months for which figures are available went on to complete those programmes; and what proportion failed to complete; [198913]

(2) what proportion of prisoners who were given detoxification in the last 12 months for which figures are available entered one of the Prison Service's drug rehabilitation programmes. [198912]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires there were in prisons between 1 January and the end of October, broken down by prison; and whether (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners were hurt in each case. [199337]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons are fitted with sprinkler equipment; and which areas of each prison are protected by the sprinkler system. [199338]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are used to determine whether sprinkler equipment should be installed in prisons and detention centres. [199339]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are used to determine which fire authority is responsible for each prison and detention centre. [199341]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will commission an independent review of the Prison Service fire advisers. [199344]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the Fire Safety Section of the Prison Service has been restructured; and if he will make a statement. [199345]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
 
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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Peterborough (Mrs. Clark) of 2 November 2004, Official Report, column 196W, on prisons, what criteria are used to determine which fire fighting equipment is available in each prison; and what assessment he makes of (a) the materials used in the construction of, (b) the location of and (c) the water pressure available in the vicinity of prisons and detention centres in making such decisions. [199346]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of (a) how much it would cost and (b) how long it would take to install sprinkler equipment in all prisons and detention centres. [199347]

Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

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