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New Prisons
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether private sector companies will be invited to bid for the new prison establishment in Elmet constituency. [204661]
Paul Goggins [holding answer 13 December 2004]: Although site searches have been conducted, no decisions have yet been made about the locations at which sites for new prisons may be purchased.
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 December 204, Official Report, column 410W, on new prisons, on what date the meeting with the hon. Member for Elmet (Colin Burgon) was first suggested; and whether the meeting was initiated by the Minister. [204662]
Paul Goggins [holding answer 13 December 2004]: The hon. Member for Elmet (Colin Burgon) requested a meeting with me on Friday 12 November. We met on Thursday 18 November.
Northern Ireland (Immigration Procedures)
Mr. Walter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the effect on immigration to Northern Ireland of different admission criteria used by immigration officers in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. [204868]
Mr. Browne
[holding answer 16 December 2004]: Immigration policy in relation to Ireland is a matter for the Irish Government. However, there is ongoing close co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom to ensure that foreign nationals cannot abuse the immigration controls of either country. This close co-operation has included a recent detailed assessment of foreign nationals travelling between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland through Northern Ireland. The results of this assessment are currently being evaluated.
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Oakington Reception Centre
Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are being taken to ensure that adequate access to education is being provided to children detained at Oakington Reception Centre. [206243]
Mr. Browne: Education facilities are provided for children between the ages of five and 17 years within the Family Unit. Classes take place every weekday between 09:00 and 15:30 hours and continue throughout school holidays, apart from bank holidays.
Qualified teachers provide a range of activities meeting the core requirements of the National Curriculum, including English, mathematics, IT skills and physical education.
Oasys IT System
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the original costings were for connecting the Prison Service and the Probation Services' Oasys IT systems; and whether they have been revised. [200003]
Paul Goggins:
The initial IT development estimates were £2.9 million for the Prison Service and £2.4 million for the Probation Service. The latest forecast of outturn for IT development is £3.5 million for the Prison Service and £2.7 million for the Probation Service.
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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Oasys system will apply to those sentenced to less than 12 months imprisonment. [200004]
Paul Goggins: Oasys assessments for those sentenced to less than 12 months imprisonment, are only a mandatory requirement for young adult offenders, aged 18 to 20. However, some adult short-term prisoners will have had an initial Oasys prepared by the National Probation Service as part of a pre-sentence report, and this will be available to the Prison Service. This policy will be reviewed as we prepare for the introduction of Custody Plus.
Some prisons currently provide custody plans or "prisoner passports", which focus on resettlement issues, for adults serving short sentences. This is good practice although not mandatory.
Offender Behaviour Programmes
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the offender behaviour programmes available at each prison establishment. [201053]
Paul Goggins: The accredited offending behaviour and drug treatment programmes delivered by each establishment are shown in the following tables but may be subject to change.
Yes = Establishments which are currently delivering and will deliver 2005–06.
(5507180097) Establishments which were delivering in 2003–04 and will cease to deliver during 2004–05.
ETS—Enhanced Thinking Skills
CSB—Cognitive Skills Booster
CALM—Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it
CSCP—Cognitive Self-Change Programme
DV—Domestic Violence (aka Healthy Relationships)
SOTP—Sex Offender Treatment Programmes
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(5507180098) AOD or validated converting to PASRO/SDP by 31 March 2005.
Validated—Programmes agreed locally but are not accredited
AOD—Action on Drugs
PASRO—Prison—Addressing Substance Related Offending
FOCUS—A high intensity cognitive behavioural programme
RAPT—Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust
TC—Therapeutic Community
SDP—Short Duration Programme
STOP—Substance Treatment and Offending Programme
NDPDU—National Drug Programme Delivery Unit
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