19 Jun 2007 : Column 1720W—continued
| Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) officers as percentage of officers who have declared their ethnicity in private prisons as at 31 March 2007 |
| Establishment | BME (percentage) |
|
Ashfield
|
1.1
|
|
Doncaster
|
1.1
|
|
Dovegate
|
3.1
|
|
Lowdham Grange
|
2.2
|
Note: For private prisons, officer grade is prison custody officer. It was not possible to obtain information about the remaining private prisons in England and Wales in the time available to answer this question.
|
Prison Service: Pay
Mr. Bellingham:
To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice whether the required hours allowance is consolidated into pay on the promotion to senior operational manager of an individual previously in a non-operational post within HM Prison Service
19 Jun 2007 : Column 1721W
and in receipt of that allowance on the discretion of the area manager; and if she will make a statement. [143411]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
HM Prison Service policy is that managers in paybands E, F and G that are in receipt of required hours addition allowance and are promoted to senior manager have the allowance added to basic salary and the promotion increase calculated on the resultant salary.
Mr. Bellingham:
To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice whether all heads of personnel at prison establishments are entitled to receive the regulations allowance; on what basis those so entitled have the entitlement; and if she will make a statement. [143412]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
HM Prison Service does not pay a regulations allowance.
Prison Service: Sick Leave
Simon Hughes:
To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice what the average amount of sick leave taken by prison officers in each prison was in each of the last five years. [142710]
Mr. Sutcliffe:
Information on the average number of working days taken as sick leave by officer grade staff in each prison establishment over the past five years is shown in the following table.
| Working days lost to sickness absence by officer grade staff by establishment public sector prisons—financial years 2002-03 to 2006-07 |
| | Working days lost per officer per year |
| Establishment | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
|
Acklington
|
14.2
|
12.8
|
11.6
|
12.1
|
15.0
|
|
Albany
|
13.2
|
11.6
|
9.3
|
7.5
|
10.6
|
|
Ashwell
|
15.2
|
11.5
|
10.4
|
7.4
|
8.4
|
|
Askham Grange
|
19.4
|
6.9
|
8.5
|
10.0
|
4.9
|
|
Aylesbury
|
19.5
|
14.9
|
17.0
|
12.4
|
11.5
|
|
Bedford
|
19.9
|
8.0
|
11.6
|
10.2
|
8.0
|
|
Belmarsh
|
22.9
|
14.2
|
13.6
|
14.9
|
11.8
|
|
Birmingham
|
13.9
|
10.8
|
11.8
|
13.5
|
11.9
|
|
Blakenhurst
|
17.8
|
15.3
|
15.4
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
|
Blantyre House
|
8.2
|
10.0
|
8.6
|
5.9
|
7.5
|
|
Blundeston
|
14.0
|
22.0
|
15.7
|
16.8
|
9.0
|
|
Brinsford
|
11.8
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
14.9
|
9.7
|
|
Bristol
|
15.5
|
16.7
|
16.6
|
21.0
|
18.0
|
|
Brixton
|
20.8
|
19.4
|
19.5
|
19.4
|
9.1
|
|
Brockhill
|
27.6
|
20.9
|
20.2
|
23.5
|
22.7
|
|
Buckley Hall
|
22.9
|
21.3
|
15.1
|
14.9
|
14.0
|
|
Bullingdon
|
16.2
|
15.6
|
13.4
|
10.8
|
11.6
|
|
Bullwood Hall
|
6.1
|
12.2
|
10.2
|
10.8
|
9.9
|
|
Camp Hill
|
9.2
|
12.7
|
11.4
|
10.9
|
8.1
|
|
Canterbury
|
14.9
|
14.4
|
9.8
|
9.6
|
12.9
|
|
Cardiff
|
9.7
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
10.4
|
10.5
|
|
Castington
|
20.2
|
12.7
|
16.2
|
12.8
|
10.3
|
|
Channings Wood
|
14.3
|
20.9
|
14.8
|
16.9
|
12.5
|
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|
Chelmsford
|
14.7
|
13.2
|
10.1
|
8.1
|
7.8
|
|
Coldingley
|
10.2
|
12.0
|
14.5
|
13.6
|
9.1
|
|
Cookham Wood
|
16.2
|
28.0
|
16.5
|
12.6
|
13.1
|
|
Dartmoor
|
23.5
|
20.4
|
16.3
|
13.5
|
10.9
|
|
Deerbolt
|
17.3
|
8.8
|
14.5
|
11.6
|
15.9
|
|
Dorchester
|
15.9
|
13.5
|
10.9
|
16.7
|
11.5
|
|
Dover
|
15.0
|
16.8
|
20.0
|
14.1
|
9.2
|
|
Downview
|
16.8
|
21.4
|
15.2
|
12.7
|
12.7
|
|
Drake Hall
|
11.4
|
12.2
|
14.9
|
15.4
|
13.2
|
|
Durham
|
15.8
|
16.8
|
16.1
|
12.9
|
16.0
|
|
East Sutton Park
|
17.2
|
18.9
|
7.0
|
20.2
|
18.7
|
|
Eastwood Park
|
28.4
|
17.6
|
16.9
|
15.4
|
17.4
|
|
Edmunds Hill
|
18.8
|
17.5
|
14.3
|
12.0
|
13.3
|
|
Elmley
|
13.7
|
16.6
|
16.6
|
11.8
|
10.2
|
|
Erlestoke
|
11.7
|
10.1
|
12.0
|
11.4
|
14.6
|
|
Everthorpe
|
8.2
|
11.0
|
15.4
|
8.9
|
9.2
|
|
Exeter
|
18.7
|
15.3
|
17.2
|
14.4
|
11.1
|
|
Featherstone
|
9.9
|
11.5
|
19.5
|
15.5
|
10.5
|
|
Feltham
|
16.7
|
13.9
|
15.1
|
15.3
|
14.6
|
|
Ford
|
21.7
|
28.8
|
18.8
|
16.9
|
18.9
|
|
Foston Hall
|
19.9
|
12.0
|
25.0
|
18.1
|
24.7
|
|
Frankland
|
13.6
|
10.7
|
11.3
|
14.7
|
13.3
|
|
Full Sutton
|
13.5
|
10.4
|
10.8
|
10.9
|
13.6
|
|
Garth
|
14.8
|
10.4
|
11.4
|
14.7
|
16.7
|
|
Gartree
|
8.7
|
8.8
|
9.8
|
14.1
|
16.1
|
|
Glen Parva
|
18.9
|
14.3
|
10.1
|
8.3
|
9.6
|
|
Gloucester
|
17.9
|
20.1
|
13.8
|
14.4
|
10.0
|
|
Grendon
|
21.5
|
14.3
|
14.3
|
15.0
|
11.0
|
|
Guys Marsh
|
21.2
|
20.6
|
16.2
|
17.9
|
16.2
|
|
Haslar
|
20.4
|
16.0
|
18.8
|
10.7
|
7.6
|
|
Haverigg
|
14.0
|
17.8
|
24.3
|
19.3
|
15.6
|
|
Hewell Grange
|
18.7
|
5.7
|
9.6
|
5.2
|
10.7
|
|
High Down
|
21.6
|
13.3
|
13.9
|
11.5
|
13.3
|
|
Highpoint
|
15.5
|
8.9
|
12.7
|
12.0
|
10.4
|
|
Hindley
|
24.8
|
33.2
|
25.9
|
20.2
|
15.5
|
|
Hollesley Bay
|
6.9
|
18.6
|
10.5
|
6.5
|
5.5
|
|
Holloway
|
28.0
|
20.2
|
15.0
|
11.0
|
10.8
|
|
Holme House
|
20.9
|
12.9
|
13.6
|
15.2
|
14.1
|
|
Hull
|
11.0
|
11.9
|
12.7
|
12.9
|
12.0
|
|
Huntercombe
|
16.2
|
19.6
|
17.6
|
17.8
|
17.1
|
|
Kingston
|
24.0
|
14.6
|
7.8
|
6.4
|
10.4
|
|
Kirkham
|
14.2
|
16.2
|
13.2
|
16.6
|
16.0
|
|
Kirklevington Grange
|
6.7
|
6.1
|
9.8
|
9.1
|
9.1
|
|
Lancaster
|
11.9
|
7.8
|
11.3
|
15.8
|
18.8
|
|
Lancaster Farms
|
13.8
|
15.6
|
18.4
|
13.4
|
17.2
|
|
Latchmere House
|
13.7
|
13.0
|
6.7
|
15.9
|
6.1
|
|
Leeds
|
19.9
|
14.8
|
14.9
|
15.5
|
14.1
|
|
Leicester
|
19.4
|
8.2
|
7.3
|
9.1
|
8.9
|
|
Lewes
|
17.4
|
15.7
|
12.1
|
13.6
|
13.7
|
|
Leyhill
|
13.1
|
12.3
|
12.2
|
14.1
|
13.3
|
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|
Lincoln
|
23.1
|
15.3
|
15.8
|
11.1
|
11.9
|
|
Lindholme
|
13.9
|
12.1
|
15.2
|
14.4
|
14.2
|
|
Littlehey
|
16.2
|
12.7
|
15.9
|
8.7
|
10.6
|
|
Liverpool
|
23.0
|
23.2
|
22.2
|
10.7
|
13.0
|
|
Long Lartin
|
10.6
|
13.9
|
11.2
|
9.2
|
11.1
|
|
Low Newton
|
12.1
|
13.0
|
13.5
|
12.9
|
12.3
|
|
Maidstone
|
19.5
|
22.7
|
17.0
|
16.8
|
14.4
|
|
Manchester
|
20.8
|
17.3
|
11.3
|
11.1
|
10.9
|
|
Moorland
|
12.2
|
10.3
|
11.4
|
12.3
|
15.3
|
|
Morton Hall
|
13.7
|
18.7
|
14.3
|
9.7
|
11.5
|
|
New Hall
|
17.5
|
19.0
|
20.2
|
21.4
|
19.5
|
|
North Sea Camp
|
14.2
|
11.8
|
9.5
|
25.1
|
13.8
|
|
Northallerton
|
20.6
|
22.1
|
30.8
|
16.0
|
12.3
|
|
Norwich
|
19.9
|
10.0
|
8.9
|
12.9
|
15.3
|
|
Nottingham
|
13.4
|
13.0
|
16.0
|
14.5
|
12.4
|
|
Onley
|
21.3
|
12.4
|
22.3
|
25.0
|
10.3
|
|
Parkhurst
|
19.2
|
13.3
|
15.6
|
10.3
|
11.2
|
|
Pentonville
|
18.7
|
15.9
|
17.3
|
14.5
|
12.1
|
|
Portland
|
21.5
|
19.0
|
26.3
|
18.7
|
13.7
|
|
Preston
|
19.6
|
22.7
|
11.4
|
10.1
|
9.5
|
|
Ranby
|
18.3
|
13.8
|
7.1
|
10.5
|
12.7
|
|
Reading
|
16.3
|
15.5
|
11.3
|
15.3
|
10.9
|
|
Risley
|
29.7
|
22.4
|
18.0
|
22.9
|
20.4
|
|
Rochester
|
27.9
|
24.3
|
18.2
|
14.0
|
11.1
|
|
Send
|
13.5
|
15.9
|
12.6
|
10.5
|
11.8
|
|
Shepton Mallet
|
13.8
|
13.6
|
12.8
|
10.9
|
9.9
|
|
Shrewsbury
|
17.6
|
15.2
|
7.4
|
9.4
|
13.1
|
|
Stafford
|
19.9
|
17.1
|
13.3
|
13.8
|
13.5
|
|
Standford Hill
|
17.0
|
16.3
|
10.7
|
13.6
|
15.8
|
|
Stocken
|
8.2
|
11.1
|
14.5
|
15.7
|
12.3
|
|
Stoke Heath
|
23.2
|
20.1
|
18.7
|
18.0
|
22.8
|
|
Styal
|
15.9
|
16.8
|
11.4
|
15.1
|
15.0
|
|
Sudbury
|
10.9
|
11.9
|
10.0
|
10.1
|
8.5
|
|
Swaleside
|
13.7
|
13.0
|
10.0
|
12.1
|
7.0
|
|
Swansea
|
12.9
|
10.5
|
9.9
|
13.8
|
12.2
|
|
Swinfen Hall
|
9.9
|
8.1
|
9.5
|
11.0
|
10.5
|
|
The Mount
|
14.6
|
15.7
|
8.1
|
8.7
|
5.9
|
|
The Verne
|
9.4
|
10.9
|
12.4
|
12.6
|
11.3
|
|
Thorn Cross
|
22.3
|
19.9
|
18.0
|
16.5
|
12.5
|
|
Usk/Prescoed
|
11.0
|
5.4
|
2.6
|
8.5
|
13.1
|
|
Wakefield
|
14.0
|
15.0
|
14.5
|
11.7
|
12.9
|
|
Wandsworth
|
21.1
|
19.9
|
14.4
|
13.1
|
12.9
|
|
Warren Hill
|
72.1
|
12.9
|
10.6
|
11.5
|
11.1
|
|
Wayland
|
8.2
|
10.5
|
9.4
|
5.9
|
7.9
|
|
Wealstun
|
9.8
|
8.3
|
11.5
|
14.4
|
13.4
|
|
Weare
|
16.6
|
22.6
|
15.5
|
2.9
|
Closed
|
|
Wellingborough
|
18.0
|
14.6
|
17.0
|
21.1
|
15.8
|
|
Werrington
|
19.3
|
16.5
|
12.2
|
17.6
|
18.8
|
|
Wetherby
|
18.1
|
17.7
|
17.4
|
14.5
|
12.4
|
|
Whatton
|
11.1
|
9.7
|
9.2
|
11.0
|
7.7
|
|
Whitemoor
|
18.7
|
16.5
|
15.6
|
16.4
|
14.2
|
19 Jun 2007 : Column 1724W
|
Winchester
|
16.2
|
20.5
|
18.6
|
12.2
|
12.0
|
|
Woodhill
|
19.0
|
15.3
|
14.3
|
17.0
|
13.1
|
|
Wormwood Scrubs
|
22.8
|
23.2
|
12.3
|
11.5
|
13.0
|
|
Wymott
|
15.3
|
15.0
|
18.5
|
18.1
|
16.1
|
|
HQ
|
9.4
|
7.5
|
5.6
|
6.3
|
7.0
|
|
Public sector Prison Service
|
17.1
|
15.2
|
14.1
|
13.5
|
12.8
|
Note:
For public sector prisons, officer grade is all prison officers, senior officers and principal officers.
|
