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Pre-sentence Reports

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are followed during the period between convictions and sentencing when a judge requests a pre-sentence report; how that report is compiled; and who is consulted before the report is completed. [4585]

Fiona Mactaggart: The guidelines for completing a PSR are contained in Probation Service National Standards and in other guidance issued by the National Probation Directorate. The PSR will be informed by the CPS court papers and there will normally be at least one face-to-face interview with the offender. In all cases the Probation Service will assess likelihood of reconviction and any risk of harm posed by the offender. In the more serious or complicated cases these and other factors will be investigated through use of the Offender Assessment System (OASys"). The finished PSR will take account of this and the other information obtained in its preparation and will contain a suitable sentencing proposal.

Those consulted during the completion of a PSR will vary according to the needs of the case but might include Social Services, local authorities or other criminal justice agencies.

Prisons/Prisoners

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the projected size of the prison case load is for financial years (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07, (c) 2007–08 and (d) 2008–09. [3873]

Fiona Mactaggart: The latest prison population projections are published in the Home Office Statistical Bulletin 01/05 Prison Population Projections, 2005–2011, England and Wales". Figures for 10 scenarios can be found in this document. The scenarios range from 'High' to 'Low'. Projected total prison population figures (annual averages) for High and Low scenarios for the relevant financial years are presented in the table.
 
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Financial year	High scenario	Low scenario
2005–06	74,150	74,030
2006–07	78,880	74,080
2007–08	82,580	76,860
2008–09	84,190	76,770

Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what educational opportunities are available to prisoners sentenced to three months imprisonment or less; [2967]

(2) what plans he has to increase educational opportunities for prisoners; and if he will make a statement. [2714]

Fiona Mactaggart: We aim to increase educational opportunities for all offender learners and to offer opportunities which are relevant to future employability. From 1 August, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) will begin to take responsibility for delivering an integrated learning and skills service for offenders both in custody and the community. The new arrangements commence in three regions (the north-west, north-east and south-west), with the remaining six regions in England following in August 2006. An explicit link with mainstream post-16 education provision and a greater focus on skills will lead to greater employability on release, in order to contribute to reducing re-offending.

Educational opportunities for those offenders in prison for less than three months are the same as for all other prisoners.

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost of a place in each prison in (a) the Prison Estate and (b) privately run establishments in the last 12 months was; and if he will make a statement. [8102]

Fiona Mactaggart: The average cost per prisoner place for each prison in both the public and contracted prisons' estates for 2003–04 are set out in the tables.
Cost per prisoner place⁽⁶³⁾—Contracted prisons 2003–04

	£
Altcourse	50,747
Ashfield	32,041
Doncaster	24,769
Dovegate	25,916
Forest Bank	26,080
Lowdham	24,499
Pare	39,645
Rye Hill	23,671
Wolds (64)	21,861

⁽⁶³⁾The costs for private prisons excludes capital charges (Cost of Capital, Cost of Capital Credit and Depreciation)
⁽⁶⁴⁾HMP Bronzefield, a privately run prison, opened in June 2004 and HMP Peterborough opened in March 2005 and are therefore excluded from this data.



Cost per prisoner place—public sector prisons 2003–04

Function name	Establishment	Cost per place (£)
Category B	Albany	21,259
Category B	Garth	23,093
Category B	Gartree	26,992
Category B	Grendon	24,163
Category B	High Down	28,263
Category B	Kingston	27,871
Category B	Parkhurst	32,194
Category B	Swaleside	19,583
Category C	Acklington	18,116
Category C	Ashwell	18,644
Category C	Blundeston	27,849
Category C	Camp Hill	22,934
Category C	Canterbury	35,204
Category C	Channings Wood	21,775
Category C	Coldingley	24,671
Category C	Dartmoor	22,182
Category C	Erlestoke	19,522
Category C	Everthorpe	21,038
Category C	Featherstone	22,842
Category C	Guys Marsh	19,796
Category C	Haverigg	20,230
Category C	Highpoint	18,850
Category C	Lancaster	41,263
Category C	Lindholme	22,577
Category C	Littlehey	18,248
Category C	Maidstone	20,875
Category C	Moorland	22,200
Category C	Mount	20,034
Category C	Ranby	22,190
Category C	Risley	19,916
Category C	Shepton Mallet	34,542
Category C	Stafford	20,664
Category C	Stocken	18,964
Category C	Usk/Prescoed	25,783
Category C	Verne	18,738
Category C	Wayland	17,659
Category C	Wealstun	20,876
Category C	Weare	21,158
Category C	Wellingborough	20,209
Category C	Whatton	20,592
Category C	Wymott	20,901
Dispersal	Frankland	44,603
Dispersal	Full Sutton	44,316
Dispersal	Long Lartin	36,387
Dispersal	Wakefield	29,128
Dispersal	Whitemoor	49,885
Female closed	Buckley Hall	25,014
Female closed	Bullwood Hall	41,877
Female closed	Cookham Wood	37,698
Female closed	Downview	29,185
Female closed	Foston Hall	28,852
Female closed	Send	27,613
Female local	Brockhill	43,767
Female local	Eastwood Park	31,621
Female local	Edmunds Hill	26,966
Female local	Holloway	45,461
Female local	Low Newton	29,507
Female local	New Hall	40,449
Female local	Styal	32,065
Female open	Askham Grange	24,564
Female open	East Sutton Park	27,378
Male closed young offender	Aylesbury	30,000
Male closed young offender	Brinsford	30,859
Male closed young offender	Castington	33,703
Male closed young offender	Deerbolt	24,982
Male closed young offender	Feltham	43,209
Male closed young offender	Glen Parva	28,574
Male closed young offender	Hindley	34,577
Male closed young offender	Lancaster Farms	31,227
Male closed young offender	Northallerton	39,046
Male closed young offender	Onley	24,791
Male closed young offender	Portland	24,579
Male closed young offender	Reading	43,345
Male closed young offender	Rochester	23,124
Male closed young offender	Stoke Heath	30,410
Male closed young offender	Swinfen Hall	27,683
Male juvenile	Huntercombe	38,011
Male juvenile	Warren Hill	43,382
Male juvenile	Werrington	43,564
Male juvenile	Wetherby	32,621
Male local	Bedford	32,594
Male local	Belmarsh	44,331
Male local	Birmingham	28,605
Male local	Blakenhurst	22,138
Male local	Bristol	41,048
Male local	Brixton	33,244
Male local	Bullingdon	24,756
Male local	Cardiff	29,900
Male local	Chelmsford	31,342
Male local	Dorchester	46,779
Male local	Durham	40,353
Male local	Elmley	21,417
Male local	Exeter	38,715
Male local	Gloucester	39,295
Male local	Holme House	22,994
Male local	Hull	26,807
Male local	Leeds	32,001
Male local	Leicester	45,381
Male local	Lewes	25,054
Male local	Lincoln	31,276
Male local	Liverpool	24,459
Male local	Manchester	29,607
Male local	Norwich	30,082
Male local	Nottingham	32,086
Male local	Pentonville	29,595
Male local	Preston	36,184
Male local	Shrewsbury	42,890
Male local	Swansea	41,215
Male local	Wandsworth	27,437
Male local	Winchester	34,185
Male local	Woodhill	39,035
Male local	Wormwood Scrubs	24,739
Male open	Ford	14,328
Male open	Hewell Grange	20,844
Male open	Hollesley Bay	21,093
Male open	Kirkham	21,105
Male open	Leyhill	19,997
Male open	North Sea Camp	15,034
Male open	Standford Hill	18,182
Male open	Sudbury	15,896
Male open young offender	Thorn Cross	25,573
Semi open	Blantyre House	22,987
Semi open	Dover	27,012
Semi open	Drake Hall	23,722
Semi open	Haslar	26,154
Semi open	Kirklevington	17,021
Semi open	Latchmere House	19,366
Semi open	Morton Hall	22,248

 
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Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juvenile offenders are held in (a) young offenders institutions and (b) elsewhere within the Prison Estate; and if he will make a statement. [8103]

Fiona Mactaggart: On 31 May 2005 there were 2,299 juveniles aged 15 to 17 held in prison establishments in England and Wales, as recorded on the Prison Service IT system. Of these, 1,809 were sentenced juveniles held in young offenders institutions (YOI) under YOI rules. There were a further 488 remand juveniles held in prison accommodation under prison rules, and three juveniles aged 15 to 17 held under the Immigration Act. Juvenile prisoners are held separately from other young offenders in juvenile units.

The figures exclude sentenced 18-year-olds held in juvenile units who are either completing the final part of their sentence prior to release, or waiting to be transferred to a YOI unit for young adults aged 18 to 20. They also exclude those held outside the prison estate in secure training centres and local authority secure children's homes.

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many out-of-cell hours prisoners in each prison are permitted. [9011]

Fiona Mactaggart: The average number of daily hours that prisoners in each establishment spent out of their cells on weekdays and weekends during the financial year 2004–05 is given in the following table.
 
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The number of hours that prisoners are permitted to spend out of their cells will vary across the estate. Some establishments may record in excess of 20 hours a day. This will reflect the prison's open category where the level of security is such that prisoners have the right to associate freely for most or all of the day and have broadfreedom of movement within the prison. Other establishments display considerably less time out of cell available due to the need for greater supervision and attention.

Establishment name	Average of time unlocked on a weekday	Average of time unlocked on a weekend day
Acklington	10.4	9.2
Albany	9.5	7.7
Altcourse	13.1	12.3
Ashfield	10.5	10.5
Ashwell	15.5	15.5
Askham Grange	16.0	16.0
Aylesbury	8.5	6.8
Bedford	8.6	5.9
Belmarsh	9.5	6.0
Birmingham	7.3	6.2
Blakenhurst	8.5	8.3
Blantyre House	15.3	15.3
Blundeston	10.2	7.3
Brinsford	8.5	6.9
Bristol	7.9	6.0
Brixton	7.2	5.4
Brockhill	8.6	7.0
Bronzefield	12.0	10.1
Buckley Hall	13.1	12.8
Bullingdon	8.6	6.3
Bullwood Hall	10.6	7.7
Camp Hill	11.0	8.5
Canterbury	7.8	7.7
Cardiff	9.5	6.0
Castington	8.3	7.6
Channings Wood	9.7	7.0
Chelmsford	7.6	4.1
Coldingley	12.0	9.2
Cookham Wood	9.2	7.5
Dartmoor	10.6	8.4
Deerbolt	8.2	5.4
Doncaster	11.5	11.5
Dorchester	7.9	8.7
Dovegate	11.9	10.5
Dover	12.0	11.7
Downview	10.7	8.7
Drake Hall	16.0	16.0
Durham	9.8	4.0
East Sutton Park	17.0	17.0
Eastwood Park	11.3	8.4
Edmunds Hill	9.5	9.5
Elmley	8.5	7.8
Erlestoke	11.1	9.7
Everthorpe	9.1	7.8
Exeter	8.3	7.4
Featherstone	8.6	10.1
Feltham	7.9	7.2
Ford	13.3	13.3
Forest Bank	10.5	9.6
Foston Hall	10.8	9.5
Frankland	9.3	7.0
Full Sutton	9.4	7.5
Garth	10.0	7.5
Gartree	10.0	7.3
Glen Parva	8.9	5.7
Gloucester	6.9	5.2
Grendon	12.8	8.8
Guys Marsh	9.5	7.5
Haslar	11.0	10.3
Haverigg	10.4	9.7
Hewell Grange	24.0	24.0
High Down	6.4	5.0
Highpoint	10.0	7.5
Hindley	9.9	9.9
Hollesley Bay	15.5	15.5
Holloway	9.0	7.1
Holme House	6.1	5.2
Hull	7.9	7.3
Huntercombe	10.1	8.7
Kingston	11.3	7.9
Kirkham	13.5	13.0
Kirklevington	19.0	19.0
Lancaster	10.0	7.5
Lancaster Farms	10.7	9.7
Latchmere House	19.0	19.0
Leeds	8.9	8.1
Leicester	9.7	7.1
Lewes	7.8	6.5
Leyhill	16.0	16.0
Lincoln	8.9	6.8
Lindholme	10.9	8.4
Littlehey	9.5	7.9
Liverpool	8.4	8.5
Long Lartin	9.0	7.9
Low Newton	10.5	8.5
Lowdham Grange	13.0	11.9
Maidstone	10.0	7.7
Manchester	9.4	8.5
Moorland	12.6	5.7
Morton Hall	15.0	15.0
Mount	8.7	6.9
New Hall	11.4	11.0
North Sea Camp	16.7	16.7
Northallerton	8.8	6.5
Norwich	8.8	7.3
Nottingham	7.1	3.7
Onley	8.9	7.7
Parc	10.2	10.1
Parkhurst	9.2	6.7
Pentonville	7.8	7.1
Portland	7.6	5.0
Preston	8.7	7.5
Ranby	10.6	9.7
Reading	8.0	6.6
Risley	10.5	10.0
Rochester	9.0	6.0
Rye Hill	11.4	11.7
Send	12.7	12.6
Shepton Mallet	10.0	8.1
Shrewsbury	9.5	13.7
Stafford	9.5	5.4
Standford Hill	12.0	12.0
Stocken	10.8	7.2
Stoke Heath	10.3	10.2
Styal	11.6	11.6
Sudbury	12.9	12.9
Swaleside	9.9	7.2
Swansea	9.2	8.5
Swinfen Hall	10.4	6.8
Thorn Cross	12.5	12.5
Usk·Prescoed	13.8	12.9
Verne	16.0	16.0
Wakefield	9.0	6.6
Wandsworth	6.4	4.2
Warren Hill	10.5	10.0
Wayland	11.5	10.1
Wealstun	11.3	11.1
Weare	9.5	8.4
Wellingborough	9.7	7.7
Werrington	10.7	8.0
Wetherby	9.8	6.5
Whatton	13.1	10.8
Whitemoor	9.7	7.5
Winchester	9.4	7.1
Wolds	12.6	10.6
Woodhill	8.5	6.3
Wormwood Scrubs	8.0	5.1
Wymott	11.1	10.0

 
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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long each prison governor as at 1 June had served (a) as a prison officer and (b) as a governor; who the governor of each prison is; how old each will be on 1 July; on which date each joined the Prison Service; how long each has been a governor; and when each is expected to retire. [9057]

Fiona Mactaggart: A list of current governing governors of public sector Prison Service establishments, together with information on the length of time they have served as governing governor at any establishment, and their start date with the Prison Service is contained in the following table. Comprehensive information on time spent in officer grades is not readily available and could be collected only at disproportionate cost. Information provided which is attributed to individuals, in this case on age and retirement is considered personal information. In line with data protection legislation, we can only provide this with individuals' consent. Obtaining this consent could be done only at disproportionate cost.

Information on the career histories and personal details of contracted (privately) managed establishments is not held centrally and could be collected only at disproportionate cost.

The directors of contracted establishments are as follows:
Current governors—as at 1 July 2005

Current establishment	Governing governor as	Total time in months	Original start
Acklington	Mike Kirby	117	26 May 1980
Albany	Mel Jones	38	23 September1985
Ashwell	Chris Di Paolo	15	24 September 1984
Askham Grange	Dawn Elaine	45	22 October 1990
Aylesbury	David Kennedy	55	12 March 1979
Bedford	Guy Baulf	16	15 July 1985
Belmarsh	Geoff Hughes	71	28 September 1981
Birmingham	Mike Shann	85	8 May 1967
Blakenhurst	Ferdie Parker	24	5 October 1987
Blantyre House	Kieron Taylor	8	17 August 1981
Blundeston	Teresa Clarke	26	22 November 1990
Brinsford	Tom Watson	52	29 April 1974
Bristol	Suzy Dymond-White	2	20 July1987
Brixton	John Podmore	55	1 September 1985
Brockhill/Hewell Grange	Alison Gomme	n/a	16 November 1981
Buckley Hall	Sue Morrison	38	28 September 1981
Bullingdon	Sue Saunders	37	3 April 1989
Bullwood Hall	Mukhtar Poselay	8	21 August 1972
Camp Hill	Bob Bennett	93	6 July 1968
Canterbury	Helen Rinaldi	38	14 January 1985
Cardiff	Paul Tidball	99	27 September 1976
Castington	Matt Spencer	17	16 November 1987
Channings Wood	Jeannine Hendrick	2	3 October 1988
Chelmsford	Nigel Smith	3	15 August 1988
Coldingley	Paul McDowell	17	29 May 1990
Cookham Wood	Ed Tullett	18	25 April 1979
Dartmoor	Serena Watts	1	4 October 1999
Deerbolt	Alan Tallentire	30	8 May 1984
Dorchester	Steve Holland	38	30 September 1991
Dover	Val Whitecross	31	28 September1981
Downview	Advertised 13 June 2005	n/a	n/a
Drake Hall	John Huntington	22	25 February 1980
Durham	Sandy McEwan	26	30 November 1998
East Sutton Park	Robin Carter	76	1 March 1983
Eastwood Park	Tim Beeston	73	22 October 1984
Edmunds Hill	Norma King	8	15 August 1988
Elmley	Chris Bartlett	61	23 September 1985
Erlestoke	Doug Moon	2	20 May 1974
Everthorpe	Gary Monaghan	5	24 June 1991
Exeter	Mark Flinton	1	2 January 1990
Featherstone	Mike Bolton	61	29 May 1984
Feltham	Andrew Cross	56	12 August 1985
Ford	Fiona Radford	19	23 September 1985
Foston Hall	Paddy Striven	101	29 October 1973
Frankland	Phil Copple	63	1 October 1990
Full Sutton	Bob Mullen	81	27 September 1982
Garth	Bob McColm	45	1 August 1975
Gartree	Julia Morgan	54	25 September 1978
Glen Parva	Brian Edwards	40	3 January 1972
Gloucester	David Chalmers	50	20 May 1974
Grendon	Peter Bennett	57	26 September 1983
Guys Marsh	Barry Greenberry	53	22 October 1984
Haslar	Carole Draper	16	1 September 1984
Haverigg	Sue McCullagh	27	16 November 1981
Hewell Grange/Brockhill	Alison Gomme	74	16 November 1981
Highdown	Peter Dawson	15	1 October 1984
Highpoint	Sue Doolan	59	28 September 1981
Hindley	Jayne Blake	67	28 October 1974
Hollesley Bay	Ken Kan	62	29 September 1980
Holloway	Tony Hassall	43	25 June 1990
Holme House	Mick Lees	99	12 February 1979
Hull	Steve Tilley	52	2 October 1978
Huntercombe	Elaine Jones	41	19 March 1979
Kingston	John Robinson	62	1 November 1982
Kirkham	Steve Lawrence	27	7 May 1985
Kirklevington	Alan Richer	36	28 September 1982
Lancaster	Derek Harrison	20	1 January 1991
Lancaster Farms	Terry Williams	24	20 July 1992
Latchmere House	Ruth Kringle	1	14 December 1992
Leeds	Ian Blakeman	29	25 September 1989
Leicester	Steve Turner	21	28 April 1975
Lewes	Eoin McLennan-Murray	68	25 September 1978
Leyhill	Richard Booty	71	23 September 1985
Lincoln	Lynne Saunders	14	21 September 1992
Lindholme	Martin Ward	50	25 March 1974
Littlehey	David Taylor	n/a	n/a
Liverpool	Cathy James	76	22 October 1984
Long Lartin	Nick Leader	46	23 September 1985
Low Newton	Andrea Whitfield	3	22 October 1990
Maidstone	Jane Galbally	83	27 September 1976
Manchester	Chris Sheffield	74	29 September 1980
Moorland	Jacqui Tilley	30	20 December 1980
Morton Hall	Damian Evans	12	16 September 1992
New Hall	Sara Snell	53	25 September 1989
North Sea Camp	N. Warwick	2	28 September 1982
Northallerton	Bill Shaw	43	9 July 1979
Norwich	James Shanley	32	8 August 1983
Nottingham	Wendy Sinclair-Gieben	8	29 June 1998
Onley	Alison Perry	14	23 September 1985
Parkhurst	Steve Metcalf	57	12 October 1970
Pentonville	Gary Deighton	54	22 September 1986
Portland	Steve Twinn	28	3 September 1968
Preston	Alan Brown	35	27 March 1972
Ranby	Phil Wragg	35	20 July 1987
Reading	Pauline Bryant	13	8 December 1986
Risley	Paul Norbury	53	28 September 1982
Rochester	Stephen O'Connell	9	30 March 1987
Send	Brian Ritchie	29	27 September 1971
Shepton Mallet	Nick Evans	102	27 September 1976
Shrewsbury	Gerry Hendry	5	21 July 1980
Stafford	Louise Taylor	59	28 September 1981
Standford Hill	John Wilson	19	8 May 1978
Stocken	Moira Barlett	21	29 September 1980
Stoke Heath	Peter Small	17	13 August 1990
Styal	Steve Hall	16	25 September 1989
Sudbury	Chris Davidson	81	26 September 1977
Swaleside	Tony Robson	72	28 September 1982
Swansea	Phil Taylor	28	31 July 1978
Swinfen Hall	Peter Knapton	35	5 May 1975
The Mount	Steve Rodford	22	25 July 1988
The Verne	Mike Cook	72	24 September 1979
Thorn Cross	Clive Chatterton	10	8 September 1975
Usk/Prescoed	Phil Morgan	25	8 August 1977
Wakefield	Dave Thompson	45	25 February 1980
Wandsworth	Ian Mulholland	42	14 May 1990
Warren Hill	Stuart Robinson	60	30 September 1968
Wayland	Michael Wood	29	9 September 1974
Wealstun	Amy Rice	26	11 September 1995
Weare	Denise Calvert	104	23 September 1985
Wellingborough	Jim Lewis	32	12 May 1986
Werrington	Frank Flynn	29	6 September 1976
Wetherby	Paul Foweather	16	8 September 1985
Whatton	Viv Hart	78	26 September 1983
Whitemoor	Martin Lomas	46	23 September 1985
Winchester	Cathy Allison	45	29 September 1986
Woodhill	Edd Willetts	133	29 September 1980
Wormwood Scrubs	Luke Serjeant	56	10 October 1983
Wymott	Alan Scott	73	26 September 1983

 
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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) running cost of each establishment in the Prison Service and (b) average number of people held at that establishment was in the last three years for which figures are available. [9063]

Fiona Mactaggart: The running costs for each prison establishment for the last three years are detailed in table 1. The average population for each prison establishment for the last three years is contained in table 2.
Table 1: Running costs of each prison establishment in England and Wales £

	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Public prisons
Acklington	13,054,221	15,788,473	14,832,070
Albany	10,214,992	10,898,755	11,200,111
Ashwell	8,886,442	9,820,622	10,209,699
Askham Grange	3,010,142	3,504,485	3,628,808
Aylesbury	11,665,889	12,479,820	12,999,179
Bedford	9,496,198	10,592,950	11,910,478
Belmarsh	31,517,399	35,243,301	35,101,849
Birmingham	18,407,049	26,001,933	28,115,789
Blakenhurst	12,205,742	14,323,009	17,547,075
Blantyre House	2,610,224	2,804,447	2,847,341
Blundeston	10,665,341	11,696,407	11,220,183
Brinsford	13,067,320	14,719,850	15,253,675
Bristol	17,726,084	17,527,369	17,654,815
Brixton	19,738,370	20,145,741	21,694,228
Brockhill	6,545,910	7,177,766	7,066,126
Buckley Hall	8,002,424	8,754,833	9,618,038
Bullingdon	16,450,925	18,905,326	19,263,748
Bullwood Hall	6,735,862	7,537,890	8,107,852
Camp Hill	10,773,950	11,650,349	11,589,936
Canterbury	6,718,209	6,905,822	7,028,161
Cardiff	14,263,886	15,517,952	15,899,772
Castington	12,033,756	13,481,139	14,049,927
Channings Wood	12,381,004	13,442,288	13,496,966
Chelmsford	12,872,923	13,939,442	15,601,356
Coldingley	8,151,903	9,128,149	9,140,570
Cookham Wood	3,973,515	4,523,753	4,674,198
Dartmoor	14,952,729	15,438,615	14,941,524
Deerbolt	10,672,540	12,815,868	13,998,620
Dorchester	6,397,176	6,958,361	7,045,806
Dover	7,531,999	8,535,931	8,611,126
Downview	8,572,194	9,514,317	10,569,695
Drake Hall	6,516,051	7,472,585	7,927,240
Durham	23,777,700	25,058,947	21,897,082
East Sutton Park	2,663,045	2,573,576	2,436,134
Eastwood Park	8,042,491	9,913,081	10,274,898
Elmley	16,103,052	16,341,015	16,768,876
Erlestoke	6,908,722	8,121,059	8,270,228
Everthorpe	8,302,402	9,197,297	9,558,717
Exeter	11,607,391	12,234,022	11,964,287
Featherstone	13,097,562	13,682,194	13,722,618
Feltham	30,914,848	34,739,708	38,423,319
Ford	7,235,485	7,751 ,286	8,155,014
Foston Hall	6,045,225	6,578,212	7,857,140
Frankland	26,165,447	29,118,142	32,131,898
Full Sutton	24,773,246	26,386,702	25,664,941
Garth	13,576,683	14,617,993	15,522,885
Gartree	8,907,622	10,526,748	11,321,333
Glen Parva	17,838,628	18,973,061	19,572,205
Gloucester	7,925,897	8,838,004	9,427,751
Grendon	11,834,438	14,095,177	14,704,902
Guys Marsh	8,984,586	10,274,249	9,851,988
Haslar	3,430,226	4,184,601	4,269,224
Haverigg	9,846,313	11,207,604	11,714,695
Hewell Grange	3,073,260	3,647,648	3,917,925
Highdown	18,620,299	18,342,968	18,931,089
Edmunds Hill	—	10,166,109	9,962,096
Highpoint	18,628,779	13,421,206	14,034,826
Hindley	17,104,335	18,631,029	18,645,130
Hollesley Bay	14,900,730	6,936,001	6,873,865
Holloway	24,950,875	24,503,393	25,575,086
Holme House	18,220,248	19,642,584	20,527,752
Hull	17,551,047	21,767,681	22,285,797
Huntercombe	12,126,323	13,683,795	14,580,860
Kingston	5,133,177	5,263,066	5,515,193
Kirkham	11,292,357	11,834,765	13,179,918
Kirklevington Grange	3,088,564	3,739,041	3,935,712
Lancaster Castle	6,137,630	6,560,739	7,139,154
Lancaster Farms	13,087,839	15,402,635	16,682,160
Latchmere House	3,419,175	3,795,789	3,439,878
Leeds	24,161,348	25,793,017	25,289,014
Leicester	8,402,450	9,321,911	9,733,096
Lewes	10,262,873	12,151,241	12,471,889
Leyhill	9,761,621	10,238,611	11,042,872
Lincoln	13,468,973	14,168,126	13,671,497
Lindholme	16,782,005	17,181,143	19,278,106
Littlehey	10,532,341	11,569,348	12,271,304
Liverpool	26,779,122	29,081,193	28,102,218
Long Lartin	20,297,349	21,759,327	21,227,384
Low Newton	8,027,668	9,530,831	9,571,447
Maidstone	11,094,821	11,439,739	11,293,615
Manchester	25,453,776	28,452,774	29,740,822
Moorland	20,902,463	22,199,673	22,512,870
Morton Hall	6,514,375	8,265,011	7,915,508
Mount (The)	12,808,539	14,103,646	14,259,835
New Hall	11,888,471	14,575,159	15,352,984
North Sea Camp	4,446,814	4,615,385	4,937,493
Northallerton	5,273,815	5,974,079	6,084,423
Norwich	15,229,088	16,123,860	16,645,920
Nottingham	11,178,582	12,353,040	12,965,515
Onley	14,770,000	15,865,978	14,813,252
Parkhurst	13,259,482	14,777,153	14,873,068
Pentonville	25,047,521	26,329,862	27,808,745
Portland	11,106,772	12,553,777	12,708,963
Preston	14,005,563	15,197,436	16,043,797
Ranby	14,269,727	16,128,716	18,864,003
Reading	7,080,270	8,495,684	8,269,538
Risley	18,221,821	20,722,667	20,477,940
Rochester	8,601,059	8,694,79	9,434,344
Send	4,973,567	6,074,95	5,927,005
Shepton Mallet	4,990,999	5,630,381	5,361,730
Shrewsbury	7,340,719	7,848,80	8,229,798
Stafford	12,305,29	13,225,25	13,908,420
Standford Hill	8,107,638	8,436,240	8,886,705
Stocken	10,199,203	11,221,791	11,341,130
Stoke Heath	15,705,333	17,394,796	18,110,822
Styal	11,529,555	13,371,178	14,226,049
Sudbury	7,700,779	8,599,754	8,554,575
Swaleside	13,776,388	14,746,329	15,222,670
Swansea	8,219,128	8,988,412	9,493,789
Swinfen Hall	7,860,939	8,609,410	13,310,927
Thorn Cross	7,370,209	8,081,102	8,802,198
Usk	7,171,809	7,951,780	8,173,464
Verne (The)	10,002,290	10,343,170	10,113,137
Wakefield	20,955,508	21,875,455	22,999,359
Wandsworth	27,936,164	30,949,361	34,342,583
Warren Hill	—	9,486,156	9,843,446
Wayland	10,818,403	11,602,260	11,789,296
Wealstun	11,659,314	13,663,460	16,543,704
Weare (The)	7,920,458	8,463,374	8,177,636
Wellingborough	9,306,369	10,427,925	10,914,454
Werrington	5,820,567	6,360,411	6,862,585
Wetherby	10,161,472	11,743,631	12,554,959
Whatton	5,783,699	7,021,856	7,593,862
Whitemoor	24,138,779	24,942,489	25,976,815
Winchester	13,206,337	14,938,932	15,563,780
Woodhill	23,631,597	26,427,000	27,901,035
Wormwood Scrubs	24,691,189	28,870,885	28,952,573
Wymott	15,501,820	17,605,373	20,838,883
Contracted prisons
Altcourse	32,154,593	31,158,524	(65)N/A
Ashfield	9,820,999	13,040,682	N/A
Bronzefield(66)	—	—	N/A
Doncaster	19,252,815	19,097,051	N/A
Dovegate	24,511,442	22,287,437	N/A
Forest Bank	20,821,813	20,863,919	N/A
Lowdham Grange	13,159,649	12,347,364	N/A
Pare	31,322,995	31,240,577	N/A
Peterborough(67)	—	—	N/A
Rye Hill	14,103,266	14,202,366	N/A
The Wolds	8,504,900	6,776,755	N/A

⁽⁶⁵⁾Costs for contracted prisons for 2004/05 are not yet available.
⁽⁶⁶⁾Bronzefield opened in June 2004.
⁽⁶⁷⁾Peterborough opened on 31 March 2005



 
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Table 2: Average population of prison establishments, by establishment England and Wales

	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
Public prisons
Acklington	771	852	863
Albany	440	506	514
Ashwell	494	529	531
Askham Grange	129	125	112
Aylesbury	348	346	361
Bedford	459	476	491
Belmarsh	874	890	907
Birmingham	920	1,144	1,381
Blakenhurst	864	875	879
Blantyre House	119	120	117
Blundeston	430	457	456
Brinsford	457	455	444
Bristol	603	586	592
Brixton	781	795	825
Brockhill	157	146	133
Buckley Hall	252	299	329
Bullingdon	923	946	957
Bullwood Hall	169	154	150
Camp Hill	536	565	570
Canterbury	302	297	295
Cardiff	664	670	705
Castington	326	274	362
Channings Wood	613	635	648
Chelmsford	564	573	574
Coldingley	378	386	384
CookhamWood	129	133	150
Dartmoor	613	607	608
Deerbolt	446	447	450
Dorchester	245	235	227
Dover	180	286	261
Downview	226	211	217
Drake Hall	261	289	284
Durham	706	707	679
East Sutton Park	90	95	97
Eastwood Park	296	282	291
Edmunds Hill	—	236	134
Elmley	962	978	959
Erlestoke	351	410	418
Everthorpe	372	444	458
Exeter	505	522	516
Featherstone	607	612	606
Feltham	657	654	633
Ford	497	507	521
Foston Hall	216	221	224
Frankland	649	652	682
Full Sutton	601	604	601
Garth	649	649	654
Gartree	281	337	410
Glen Parva	776	768	730
Gloucester	313	299	294
Grendon	464	540	520
Guys Marsh	529	557	544
Haslar	131	133	124
Haverigg	544	553	550
Hewell Grange	182	169	163
High Down	724	733	742
Highpoint	872	739	806
Hindley	507	504	461
Hollesley Bay	424	306	266
Hollesley Bay/Warren Hill	—	—	—
Holloway	481	467	418
Holme House	979	979	955
Hull	793	1,022	1,059
Huntercombe	346	321	351
Kingston	187	161	138
Kirkham	482	526	505
Kirklevington	181	217
Lancaster	237	237	221
Lancaster Farms	478	465	491
Latchmere House	188	193	199
Leeds	1,244	1,246	1,230
Leicester	362	380	357
Lewes	510	498	508
Leyhill	425	499	487
Lincoln	452	462	450
Lindholme	724	710	705
Littlehey	651	665	692
Liverpool	1,444	1,438	1,392
Long Lartin	430	432	428
Low Newton	275	282	289
Maidstone	500	536	544
Manchester	1,253	1,251	1,226
Moorland Open (Hatfield)	183	—	—
Moorland	768	994	996
Morton Hall	251	332	328
New Hall	348	361	349
North Sea Camp	266	290	276
Northallerton	201	208	197
Norwich	743	721	749
Nottingham	530	534	501
Onley	519	478	505
Parkhurst	506	494	485
Pentonville	1,203	1,198	1,201
Portland	436	446	449
Preston	642	664	623
Ranby	752	799	860
Reading	263	261	259
Risley	897	1,055	1,054
Rochester	162	201	349
Send	215	215	214
Shepton Mallet	186	185	184
Shrewsbury	333	338	302
Stafford	630	637	667
Standford Hill	392	426	437
Stocken	577	616	614
Stoke Heath	629	619	635
Styal	432	424	387
Sudbury	506	539	542
Swaleside	769	771	774
Swansea	362	345	348
Swinfen Hall	313	313	408
Mount	754	757	727
Verne	581	581	577
Weare	384	376	366
Thorn Cross	208	208	261
Usk·Prescoed	328	392	409
Wakefield	570	563	553
Wandsworth	1,457	1,456	1,459
Warren Hill	—	173	204
Wayland	659	697	692
Wealstun	587	596	693
Wellingborough	520	519	516
Werrington	130	123	133
Wetherby	343	303	317
Whatton	290	352	355
Whitemoor	419	418	430
Winchester	618	626	636
Woodhill	754	772	767
Wormwood Scrubs	1,214	1,214	1,236
Wymott	810	841	1,023
Contracted prisons
Altcourse	981	996	958
Ashfield	267	277	292
Bronzefield(68)	N/A	N/A	281
Doncaster	1,122	11,109	1,098
Dovegate	754	849	831
Forest Bank	1,011	1,002	1,021
Lowdham Grange	518	521	510
Pare	975	980	995
Peterborough(69)	N/A	N/A	1
Rye Hill	656	656	639
Wolds	381	344	345

⁽⁶⁸⁾Bronzefield opened in June 2004
⁽⁶⁹⁾Peterborough opened on 31 March 2005



 
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Mr. Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, column 170W, on prisons,
 
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whether female prison officers are required to perform rub down searches on male prisoners under their contract of employment. [12402]

Fiona Mactaggart: Under their terms and conditions of employment all prison officers must comply with national policy set out in Prison Service Orders (PSOs) and Prison Service Instructions (PSIs). Policy on searching is set out in PSO 1000, which allows for female prison officers rub down search a male prisoner.

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many uniformed prison officers were employed at each prison in (a) 1992 and (b) 2005. [13377]

Fiona Mactaggart: Due to a change of computer system during 1995–96 reliable data on staffing are not available prior to April 1997. At 30 June 2005, 24,180 officer grade staff (prison officers, senior officers and principal officers) were employed at public sector prison establishments (excluding Headquarters). A breakdown by each establishment is contained in the following table. Information on staffing levels within prisons managed by the private sector is not collected centrally in this form and is therefore not available.

Prison name	Prison officer	Senior officer	Principal officer	Total officers
Acklington	182	31	6	219
Albany	114	26	6	146
Ashwell	79	22	6	107
Askham Grange	27	5	2	34
Aylesbury	138	34	8	180
Bedford	116	21	5	142
Belmarsh	407	82	19	508
Birmingham	402	71	27	500
Blakenhurst	197	37	14	248
Blantyre House	24	6	1	31
Blundeston	119	23	7	149
Brinsford	176	42	11	229
Bristol	218	36	13	267
Brixton	175	39	15	229
Brockhill	68	17	5	90
BuckleyHall	96	19	6	121
Bullingdon	188	37	15	240
Bullwood Hall	65	14	3	82
Camp Hill	125	28	6	159
Canterbury	81	19	6	106
Cardiff	208	37	11	256
Castington	175	39	9	223
Channings Wood	132	27	10	169
Chelmsford	142	34	9	185
Coldingley	67	21	5	93
Cookham Wood	70	11	2	83
Dartmoor	133	27	9	169
Deerbolt	143	30	9	182
Dorchester	76	17	10	103
Dover	82	22	4	108
Downview	106	22	7	135
Drake Hall	72	15	4	91
Durham	265	43	17	325
East Sutton Park	21	3	—	24
Eastwood Park	99	18	8	125
Edmunds Hill	91	21	6	118
Elmley	200	43	13	256
Erlestoke	91	14	8	113
Everthorpe	126	29	6	161
Exeter	140	36	12	188
Featherstone	112	20	11	143
Feltham	339	69	23	431
Ford	45	11	5	61
Foston Hall	85	14	5	104
Frankland	493	74	19	586
Full Sutton	399	68	20	487
Garth	179	35	11	225
Gartree	129	27	7	163
Glen Parva	208	44	13	265
Gloucester	91	19	6	116
Grendon	127	28	10	165
Guys Marsh	111	18	6	135
Haslar	43	8	2	53
Haverigg	102	20	10	132
Hewell Grange	22	6	2	30
High Down	172	39	10	221
Highpoint	149	29	6	184
Hindley	174	39	11	224
Hollesley Bay	40	7	3	50
Holloway	209	40	16	265
Holme House	253	38	13	304
Hull	270	54	17	341
Huntercombe	112	29	8	149
Kingston	52	13	5	70
Kirkham	74	16	8	98
Kirklevington Grange	38	5	2	45
Lancaster	64	17	5	86
Lancaster Farms	191	40	11	242
Latchmere House	30	6	1	37
Leeds	340	57	13	410
Leicester	105	20	5	130
Lewes	133	31	6	170
Leyhill	52	13	7	72
Lincoln	153	35	9	197
Lindholme	162	37	10	209
Littlehey	123	24	7	154
Liverpool	354	56	17	427
Long Lartin	284	51	24	359
Low Newton	120	20	8	148
Maidstone	116	26	10	152
Manchester	369	88	28	485
Moorland	266	47	14	327
Morton Hall	91	20	4	115
New Hall	151	30	10	191
North Sea Camp	38	8	3	49
Northallerton	50	8	3	61
Norwich	202	26	8	236
Nottingham	152	33	8	193
Onley	141	34	10	185
Parkhurst	152	30	8	190
Pentonville	327	53	18	398
Portland	134	29	8	171
Preston	185	37	11	233
Ranby	227	36	14	277
Reading	92	20	6	118
Risley	230	37	11	278
Rochester	115	22	7	144
Send	62	16	4	82
Shepton Mallet	47	11	5	63
Shrewsbury	84	16	8	108
Stafford	125	30	8	163
Standford Hill	58	21	4	83
Stocken	115	29	8	152
Stoke Heath	194	42	13	249
Styal	153	26	7	186
Sudbury	52	13	6	71
Swaleside	203	41	14	258
Swansea	125	23	7	155
Swinfen Hall	161	31	11	203
The Mount	111	25	8	144
The Verne	84	19	9	112
Thorn Cross	82	21	9	112
Usk/Prescoed	73	15	5	93
Wakefield	308	57	16	381
Wandsworth	313	50	21	384
Warren Hill	125	21	8	154
Wayland	119	23	7	149
Wealstun	151	36	9	196
Weare	80	18	5	103
Wellingborough	128	25	6	159
Werrington	61	15	5	81
Wetherby	127	30	6	163
Whatton	80	17	9	106
Whitemoor	367	74	25	466
Winchester	172	29	8	209
Woodhill	340	72	18	430
Wormwood Scrubs	263	45	19	327
Wymott	204	36	13	253
Total	19,180	3,806	1,194	24,180

 
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Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) prison governors and (b) prison officers have been investigated for accessing pornography on the internet in each month since January; and if he will make a statement. [13378]

Fiona Mactaggart: The following data is for all investigations relating to the misuse of IT. The figure in brackets relates solely to the use/distribution of pornography on the Prison Service IT system. Some investigations are generic and refer to the inappropriate use of the email system by sending inappropriate material. Investigations are not grade sensitive.

2005	Number
January	1
February	4
March	1
April	3
May	4 (3)
June	5 (3)
14 July	3

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) governors, (b) prison officers and (c) inmates have been found with drugs at each prison establishment in each month since January; and if he will make a statement. [13379]

Fiona Mactaggart: The information is not available in the form requested. To provide the information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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