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Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much has been paid in compensation for board to prisoners who have been released early in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [147551]
Mr. Hanson: I have presumed that the hon. Gentleman refers to compensation for board as the subsistence payment in lieu of benefits made to prisoners being released on an end of custody licence (ECL) and that 'released early' refers to the ECL, home detention curfew (HDC) or parole.
The ECL came into use on 29 June 2007 and no figures are yet available for the amount which has been paid for subsistence. This payment is made because prisoners on an ECL are released under temporary licence from prison in accordance with the provisions of the Prisons Act 1952 and, as such, are statutorily ineligible to receive benefits payments.
Prisoners released on HDC or on parole receive benefits payments, if eligible within normal terms so there is no additional payment.
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners are to be released from Winchester Prison under the Government's recent early release proposals in the next 12 months. [147517]
Mr. Hanson: Figures for release are not available to be broken down by establishment.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners received treatment through the detoxification unit at Cardiff Prison in each year since it was established; and if he will make a statement. [147584]
Mr. Hanson: The following numbers of prisoners have received treatment through the detoxification unit at Cardiff prison since it opened on 13 September 2004.
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Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the rate of staff turnover in the Prison Service in prisons in Wales was in each month since 2002; and if he will make a statement. [147586]
Mr. Hanson: Information on the rate of staff turnover in public sector prisons in Wales, expressed as a percentage of total staff in post, is contained in the following table:
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects to respond to the report by the Welsh Affairs Committee on the prisons estate in Wales. [146373]
Mr. Hanson: We expect to respond to the report week commencing 6 August 2007.
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to his answer of 19 June 2007, Official Report, column 1733W, on victim support schemes: expenditure, what his estimate is of the annual total funding for the support of victims and witnesses since 2002 in addition to the grant to Victim Support. [147613]
Mr. Hanson: Information on funding for victims and witnesses is not held centrally in this way. However funding to support victims and witnesses includes those in the following table:
There is other funding from this and other Government departments and local government which also includes elements that support victims and witnesses including:
Police
NHS
Local Authorities
Local Criminal Justice Boards
Safeguarding children partnerships
Housing
Connected Fund help to support victims of gun and knife crime, and gang violence.
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