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Probation area	Total provided	Number provided on time	Performance against court’s time scale (percentage)
Avon and Somerset	3,433	3,349	98
Bedfordshire	1,098	1,090	99
Cambridgeshire	1,612	1,584	98
Cheshire	2,481	2,444	99
Cumbria	1,529	1,492	98
Derbyshire	3,007	2,977	99
Devon and Cornwall	3,138	2,926	93
Dorset	1,365	1,306	96
County Durham	2,205	2,108	96
Dyfed/Powys	1,280	1,248	98
Essex	3,485	3,475	100
Gloucestershire	1,201	1,138	95
Greater Manchester	10,037	9,842	98
Gwent	1,491	1,428	96
Hampshire	4,049	3,921	97
Hertfordshire	2,104	2,007	95
Humberside	2,810	2,756	98
Kent	2,797	2,729	98
Lancashire	4,730	4,585	97
Leicestershire and Rutland	3,075	3,028	98
Lincolnshire	1,534	1,530	100
London	15,043	14,594	97
Merseyside	3,695	3,559	96
Norfolk	1,839	1,751	95
North Wales	1,680	1,601	95
North Yorkshire	1,763	1,755	100
Northamptonshire	1,141	1,110	97
Northumbria	4,355	4,240	97
Nottinghamshire	4,569	4,486	98
South Wales	4,992	4,848	97
South Yorkshire	4,461	4,371	98
Staffordshire	2,815	2,734	97
Suffolk	1,079	1,060	98
Surrey	1,471	1,439	98
Sussex	2,673	2,633	99
Teesside	2,411	2,306	96
Thames Valley	2,285	2,198	96
Warwickshire	1,127	1,094	97
West Mercia	1,814	1,659	91
West Midlands	10,654	10,398	98
West Yorkshire	6,702	6,598	98
Wiltshire	1,241	1,178	95
England and Wales	136,271	132,575	97

Press Complaints

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions since 1 April 2003 he has complained to the Press Complaints Commission about the coverage in the press of (a) Ministers or officials and (b) his Department; and how many of these complaints were upheld. [47084]

Mr. McNulty: In the period specified, neither the present Home Secretary, nor either of his predecessors, have complained to the Press Complaints Commission about the coverage in the press of Ministers or officials individually, or the Home Office generally.

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Preventing Extremism Working Groups

Ms Abbott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which of the recommendations of the “Preventing Extremism Together” working groups set up in response to the London bombings in July 2005 have been implemented; and what proportion this represents of the number of recommendations. [71936]

Meg Munn [holding answer 19 May 2006]: I have been asked to reply.

Responsibility for leading on this area of work is now with the Department for Communities and Local Government. On 17 July 2006, the Department published on its website details of progress made on the recommendations from the “Preventing Extremism Together” working groups. Further details can be found at:

http://raceandfaith.communities.gov.uk/raceandfaith/faith/faith-communities/?version=1

Prison Service

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the confidence of prison service staff in governors at each prison establishment; and if he will make a statement. [73762]

Mr. Sutcliffe: The 2005 Prison Service staff survey did not contain a specific question about confidence in governors. However, the percentage of respondents who agreed that their senior management team provides effective leadership in each establishment is provided as follows.

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Extract from the public sector Prison Service in England and Wales 2006 staff survey showing the percentage of respondents who agree that senior management provide effective leadership
Establishment polled	Number of questionnaires returned	Percentage response rate	Percentage respondents in agreement that senior management team provides effective leadership
Prison Service average	18,704	39	44
Acklington	111	27	24
Albany	116	36	48
Ashwell	144	50	39
Askham Grange	46	50	48
Aylesbury	176	52	47
Bedford	130	51	61
Belmarsh	185	21	22
Birmingham	164	20	38
Blakenhurst	146	31	59
Blantyre House	25	34	60
Blundeston	110	38	34
Brinsford	160	40	46
Bristol	139	30	32
Brixton	149	37	45
Brockhill	55	31	46
Buckley Hall	107	46	35
Bullingdon	145	32	45
Bullwood Hall	59	34	41
Camp Hill	80	28	51
Canterbury	86	41	44
Cardiff	189	40	48
Castington	112	29	61
Channings Wood	131	37	36
Chelmsford	163	45	34
Coldingley	70	34	43
Cookham Wood	52	34	57
Dartmoor	147	39	36
Deerbolt	110	33	47
Dorchester	96	52	64
Dover	64	26	44
Downview	90	38	42
Drake Hall	43	22	37
Durham	175	31	38
East Sutton Park	33	50	39
Eastwood Park	73	27	38
Edmunds Hill	90	38	69
Elmley	97	21	47
Erlestoke	98	41	24
Everthorpe	200	57	51
Exeter	91	25	29
Featherstone	104	33	35
Feltham	193	24	54
Ford	61	33	37
Foston Hall	80	34	50
Frankland	366	40	47
Full Sutton	130	17	32
Garth	205	48	50
Gartree	112	31	27
Glen Parva	108	21	65
Gloucester	90	40	58
Grendon	122	36	46
Guys Marsh	153	51	45
Haslar	53	41	59
Haverigg	122	37	31
Hewell Grange	46	46	58
High Down	192	44	43
Highpoint	97	23	40
Hindley	152	36	44
Hollesley Bay	41	33	39
Holloway	322	57	57
Holme House	148	28	42
Hull	180	32	37
Huntercombe	139	46	48
Kingston	87	62	61
Kirkham	122	46	61
Kirklevington Grange	30	26	20
Lancaster	90	51	48
Lancaster Farms	157	39	34
Latchmere House	40	50	33
Leeds	255	39	32
Leicester	89	36	48
Lewes	102	33	37
Leyhill	111	48	47
Lincoln	167	43	26
Lindholme	177	35	46
Littlehey	112	35	43
Liverpool	153	21	31
Long Lartin	154	24	49
Low Newton	50	17	42
Maidstone	63	20	41
Manchester	257	31	65
Moorland	197	33	34
Morton Hall	103	45	50
New Hall	169	41	36
North Sea Camp	52	36	33
Northallerton	60	41	37
Norwich	137	31	31
Nottingham	115	28	38
Onley	126	31	38
Parkhurst	176	47	37
Pentonville	212	32	32
Portland	110	29	31
Preston	144	34	45
Ranby	137	24	40
Reading	95	45	42
Risley	170	35	37
Rochester	121	41	52
Send	102	62	68
Shepton Mallet	46	32	39
Shrewsbury	108	51	49
Stafford	159	42	34
Standford Hill	68	26	38
Stocken	186J	59	33
Stoke Heath	232	50	45
Styal	93	25	37
Sudbury	113	53	55
Swaleside	172	42	45
Swansea	154	52	34
Swinfen Hall	146	34	61
The Mount	87	27	55
The Verne	103	36	22
Thorn Cross	49	22	45
Usk/Prescoed	104	42	56
Wakefield	173	26	37
Wandsworth	204	29	51
Warren Hill	61	22	60
Wayland	102	33	73
Wealstun	180	43	49
Weare	15	44	33
Wellinborough	185	51	38
Wellington	33	18	39
Wetherby	133	43	48
Whatton	122	43	51
Whitemoor	190	25	26
Winchester	177	44	44
Woodhill	192	28	28
Wormwood Scrubs	164	26	49
Wymott	114	22	40

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