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Truancy: Fines

John Penrose: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will make an assessment of the likely effect on numbers of prison places of any custodial sentences handed out to 17 year olds who have not paid fines for truanting in the first year following implementation of such a policy; [163650]

(2) if he will estimate the likely number of custodial sentences which will be handed out to 17 year olds who have not paid fines for truanting in the first year following implementation of such a policy. [163652]

Beverley Hughes: I have been asked to reply.

None. The main enforcement system is not a criminal one and in practice a custodial sentence for non-participation is not a realistic prospect.


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Young Offender Institutions: Fires

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many fires were started by prisoners at each young offender institution in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [168550]

Maria Eagle: The following table lists the total number of ‘fire incidents’ reported in the incident report system at young offender institutions in England and Wales in each of the last five years. Fire incidents may be actual fires but could, for example, include mischievous activation of fire alarms. To ascertain whether the incident was an actual fire would require the analysis of each incident report, which could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The data is held in financial years.

Fire incidents at young offender institutions
Establishment 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Total

Ashfield

31

22

18

7

2

80

Brinsford

7

4

5

21

10

47

Castington

24

9

12

10

12

67

Cookham Wood

1

11

0

1

1

14

Downview

2

5

7

5

2

21

Eastwood Park

9

8

17

27

13

74

Feltham

17

23

60

45

44

189

Foston Hall

20

5

7

4

4

40

Hindley

12

23

5

32

38

110

Huntercombe

7

8

8

3

6

32

Lancaster Farms

4

3

6

8

25

46

Newhall

6

20

17

2

4

49

Parc

24

43

13

11

10

101

Stokeheath

9

4

10

19

27

69

Thorncross

3

0

0

2

4

9

Warren Hill

0

2

0

1

8

11

Werrington

0

1

0

0

9

10

Wetherby

9

14

24

8

4

59

Glen Parva

4

8

4

8

2

26

Onley

4

7

8

11

6

36

Rochester

2

3

5

2

3

15

Deerbolt

6

5

7

10

7

35

Reading

2

1

1

4

9

17

Aylesbury

5

8

3

4

11

31

Portland

4

5

17

11

4

41

Swinfen Hall

1

1

5

1

2

10

Northallerton

3

2

0

1

4

10

Total

216

245

259

258

271

1,249


Young Offender Institutions: Injuries

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many injuries there were to staff at each young offender institution in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [168553]

Mr. Hanson: Between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2007 12,967 injuries to staff and prisoners were recorded in young offender institutions.

Young Offender Institutions: Violence

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) prisoner on prisoner assaults, (b) riots and (c) assaults on staff there were at each young offender institution in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [168551]

Mr. Hanson: The response to part (a) of the question is provided in the following table which refers to the number of individual assault incidents:


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YOI Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Ashfield

Prisoner on Prisoner

429

271

304

500

625

Aylesbury

Prisoner on Prisoner

44

26

21

78

80

Brinsford

Prisoner on Prisoner

281

304

326

344

187

Castington

Prisoner on Prisoner

363

312

384

361

360

Deerbolt

Prisoner on Prisoner

154

167

205

164

152

Feltham

Prisoner on Prisoner

459

569

576

549

476

Glen Parva

Prisoner on Prisoner

222

241

230

269

341

Hindley

Prisoner on Prisoner

88

177

63

112

348

Huntercombe

Prisoner on Prisoner

44

77

79

95

184

Lancaster Farms

Prisoner on Prisoner

130

17

185

435

363

Northallerton

Prisoner on Prisoner

80

82

84

104

82

Onley(1)

Prisoner on Prisoner

516

509

161

152

153

Portland

Prisoner on Prisoner

71

61

125

154

127

Reading

Prisoner on Prisoner

7

23

25

76

57

Rochester

Prisoner on Prisoner

32

51

102

78

100

Stoke Heath

Prisoner on Prisoner

241

137

239

438

506

Swinfen Hall(1)

Prisoner on Prisoner

127

110

96

104

89

Thorn Cross

Prisoner on Prisoner

56

39

7

19

143

Warren Hill

Prisoner on Prisoner

93

162

256

268

Werrington

Prisoner on Prisoner

114

129

104

139

143

Wetherby

Prisoner on Prisoner

41

175

414

492

403

(1) In 2004 Onley and Swinfen Hall were re-rolled to also hold adults. The change in population may be expected to be reflected in the number of assaults.

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