Prior to this date, his responsibilities for data protection and freedom of information were both funded by a grant in aid.

Police Custody

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions prisoners were housed in police stations in each of the last six months due to prison overcrowding; and what additional funding has been provided to the police forces providing prison services. [170465]

Mr. Hanson: The following table shows the occasions prisoners have been held under Operation Safeguard in England and Wales in each of the last six months.

[Official Report, 20 February 2008, Vol. 472, c. 8MC.]
2007 Occasions( 1)

June

9,121

July

747

August

4,575

September

6,820

October

8,598

November

6,830

(1) One occasion means one prisoner night in a police cell.

The police forces involved charge NOMS for the cost of making police cells available to accommodate prisoners.

Prisons: Mobile Phones

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many mobile telephones were seized in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months. [170463]

Maria Eagle: Prison establishments are required to send all seized mobile telephones to HMPS Security Group for interrogation. The following table contains the number of mobile phones (which includes handsets, handsets containing SIM cards, and individual SIM cards) seized and sent for interrogation in each month from 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007.


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Month Total number submitted for interrogation

October 2006

230

November 2006

249

December 2006

178

January 2007

310

February 2007

330

March 2007

240

April 2007

272

May 2007

400

June 2007

302

July 2007

334

August 2007

333

September 2007

295

Total

3,473


Wymott Prison: Occupational Health

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons a staff notice was issued to prison officers at HMP Wymott on the wearing of tie pins. [170862]

Maria Eagle: The notice to staff at HMP Wymott, reminding staff of existing Prison Service policy on wearing tie pins with uniform, was issued in response to the circulation of a new tie pin by the POA which commemorated the unlawful strike action taken by prison officers on 29 August 2007. Prison Service policy is that wearing a tie pin of this political nature on uniform would be incompatible with the Service’s role.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons prison staff from HMP Wymott have been sent for Atos occupational health appointments; how many have been sent to such appointments in the last six months; and what the cost of these appointments has been. [170863]

Maria Eagle: In the last six months since 1 June 2007, 109 members of staff have been referred to the OH provider (Atos Healthcare) in accordance with PSO 8403, Management of Attendance Procedures. 31 members of staff have been referred to the occupational health nurse (Atos) for supportive reasons—where it has been felt after discussion between the staff member and the manager that referral to occupational health may be of benefit and support to the individual for a variety of reasons. 308 members of staff have been through the immunisation programme (provided by Atos) since April 2007.

The costs of referrals are commercial in confidence.

Young Offenders: Injuries

Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what injuries were incurred by boys held in (a) Ashford, (b) Brinsford and (c) Castington Young Offenders Institution following use of control and restraint in each month in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007. [Official Report, 9 September 2009, Vol. 496, c. 15MC.] [167802]

Maria Eagle: The information for Ashfield, Brinsford and Castington is set out in the following table and relates to the period until the end of October 2007. The collation of this statistical data commenced at Brinsford in January 2007 and is not available prior to this date. It should be noted that Castington record the incidents in some detail and that the incidents marked with an asterisks were subsequent to fights between young people, and that it is likely that
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the injuries were sustained in the fights rather than during restraint. The incidents are recorded nonetheless.


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Establishment Ashfield Brinsford Castington

January 2006

Nose bleed.

February 2006

1 - sprained ankle

Nose bleed and pain in wrist (L)

6 — file archived

Graze to R eyebrow and cut lip*

Marks to neck and upper body*

Scratch to nose*

Pain in R thumb joint*

Marks to face*

Pain to L wrist and thumb*

March2006

8 - file archived

Scratch to cheek

April 2006

5 - file archived

Graze to knee*

May 2006

4 - file archived

Redness to wrist

1 - sprained wrist

Cut lip

1 - scratched back

Bruised knuckle*

1-scratched left forearm

Redness to wrist

1 - tender left wrist

June 2006

1 - scratched finger

1 - redness to back of hand

1 - file archived

1 - self-harmed after C and R

1 - swelling left wrist

1 - redness to neck

July 2006

1 - redness to wrist

Red mark to rib cage*

1 - file archived

Red mark to cheek*

1 - redness to wrist

Nose bleed

August 2006

1 redness to wrist

Cut to L temple

1 - file archived

Bite mark on chin*

1 - redness to wrist

Bloody mouth*

Bloody mouth*

Swelling to R knuckle

Swelling to R knuckle*

Swelling to R knuckle*

May 2006

4 - file archived

Redness to wrist

1 - sprained wrist

Cut lip

1 - scratched back

Bruised knuckle*

1 - scratched left forearm

Redness to wrist

1 - tender left wrist

September 2006

1 - red marks on wrist and elbow

Bruised nose*

1 - file archived

Swollen thumb

1 - bruised elbow

Graze to nose and forehead.

Bruise to left cheek

Graze to nose.

Abrasion to L shoulder*

Graze to L shoulder

October 2006

1 - red marks to neck

1 - cut to left forearm

November 2006

1 - back pain

Swelling to left eye

1 - fracture ulna/radius

Swollen left thumb

1 - swollen hand

1 - swelling on thigh

1 - red wrist

December 2006

1 - bruise on neck

Bruise to face*

1 - dizziness

January 2007

1 - swelling under eye/red marks to both wrists

Nil

February 2007

1 - sore left ear/bruised

Nil

Cut lip*

1 - handcuff marks to both wrists

Bruise to hand*

March 2007

Small cut to head ( required suture)

Fractured wrist

April 2007

Nil

Swollen left cheek

Swelling to left knee*

May 2007

4 - grazes to face

Nil

June 2007

Graze to forehead

Cut lip

Swelling above left eye*

July 2007

Nil

Sore wrist

Sore wrist

Graze to face*

August 2007

1 - right side of head painful/complaining of neck pain

Nil

Graze to forehead

1 - cuff marks noted to both wrists

September 2007

1 - red marks to wrist

Minor injury to forehead

Sore wrist Painful elbow

1 - scratch to upper body

1 - bruising to upper arms/red arms

1 - sprain to both wrists

October 2007

Minor scratches

Painful shoulder

Swollen hand*

November 2007

December 2007


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