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These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what evaluation he has made of the effectiveness of prison based cognitive behavioural treatment programmes on reconviction rates. [173537]

Mr. Hanson: There is considerable international evidence to support the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural treatment programmes in reducing reoffending. These research findings are based on systematic reviews which draw together all the available, high quality evidence in the field. Two of the more recent reviews were published within the last two years (Wilson et al., 2005; Washington State Institute for Public Policy, 2006).

UK research examining the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural programmes in prisons is limited and has produced mixed results (Friendship et al, 2002; Falshaw et al, 2003; Cann et al, 2003). These findings may be due to implementation failure or the research designs used which makes it difficult to attribute the outcomes directly to the impact of the intervention (Debidin, M. and Lovbakke, J, 2004). However, a qualitative study conducted in the UK in 2004 examined the programme experience of prisoners completing cognitive skills training (Clarke et al, 2004). Both prisoners and staff reported short-term benefits for prisoners such as improved prisoner behaviour; increased self-confidence; enhanced literacy skills and better interpersonal skills. Completion of cognitive skills also helped to prepare prisoners for other offending behaviour programmes.

The current RDS NOMS programme also includes further research on the effectiveness of other cognitive behavioural programmes based on rigorous research designs.

Secure Training Centre: Restraint Techniques

Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times handcuffs have been used on (a) boys and (b) girls in each secure training centre since January 2006. [173444]

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Mr. Hanson: The following table shows the use of handcuffs in secure training centres during the period January 2006 to October 2007 (the latest month for which figures are available). The figures were provided by the Youth Justice Board.

	Male	Female
Hassockfield	30	15
Oakhill	4	5
Rainsbrook(1)	0	0
Medway(1)	0	0
(1 )Rainsbrook and Medway do not use handcuffs.

Young Offender Institutions

Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether food served in young offender institutions and secure training centres complies with the nutritional standards delivered in schools; and what arrangements are in place to monitor compliance with such standards. [173435]

Mr. Hanson: The Department for Children, Schools and Families does not treat educational facilities in secure establishments as schools and as such school standards do not apply within either young offender institutions or secure training centres.

However, secure training centres and young offender institutions are contractually required by the Youth Justice Board and the Prison Service to provide a varied and healthy menu which complies with relevant food safety legislation. Standards are assessed through regular independent inspections. They are also assessed internally on a daily basis by senior management in young offender institutions and qualified catering staff in secure training centres. The Youth Justice Board monitors meal plans in secure training centres over a period of time to assess nutritional standards and can request that reasonable changes are made to the meals provided.

Young Offender Institutions: Injuries

Dr. Vis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what injuries were incurred by boys held in (a) Parc, (b) Lancaster Farms, (c) Warren Hill, (d) Thorn Cross and (e) Stoke Heath Young Offender Institutions during control and restraint in each month in (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007. [173479]

Mr. Hanson: The information for Lancaster Farms, Warren Hill, Stoke Heath and Par is set out in the following table. No young people were injured during control and restraint at Thorn Cross during this period.

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	Lancaster Farms	Warren Hill	Stoke Heath	Parc
January 2006	0	0	Redness to bridge of nose	Redness to both wrists
			Slightly reddened right wrist	Redness to left wrist
			Reddened wrists, several red areas over back and chest
			Cut to inner mouth
			Redness to both wrists
			General redness to both wrists
February 2006	0	0	Both wrists reddened	Red and swollen right knuckle
			Both wrists reddened, superficial scratch
			Left wrist swelling
			Red to wrists
			Redness to both wrists
			Left wrist red, swollen and tender
			Redness to both wrists
March 2006	0	0	Painful left wrist	Redness to both arms
			Painful left wrist	Bleeding from nose or mouth
			Both wrists reddened
			Stiffness in left wrist	Red marks to left wrist
			Both wrists red
			Friction scratches to wrist
April 2006	0	0	Slight redness to top of neck	0
			Redness to back of neck and both forearms
May 2006	0	0	Both wrists slightly red	Grazes to left eyebrow and left cheekbone
June 2006	0	0	Two red marks on upper back	Soreness to left wrist
			Slight redness to thumb	Redness to left wrist
			Graze to left upper back
			Redness to both wrists
			Redness to left wrist
			Abrasion to left shoulder, bruise to right side of temple
July 2006	0	0	Redness to back and face	0
			Injury to wrist
			Painful right shoulder
			Right wrist painful
August 2006	0	Cut lip	Slight redness to left wrist	0
September 2006	0	0	0	Pain and discomfort to left arm, no treatment required.
October 2006	0	0	0	0
November 2006	0	0	Reddening to both wrists	Red marks to right cheek, abrasions to left chest wall, scratches to left shoulder, redness to upper body.
			Redness to both wrist areas
December 2006	Fracture to left shoulder	0	0	0
	Fracture to right arm
January 2007	0	Graze to right hand	Sore left arm	Pain and discomfort to right arm, no treatment required
February 2007	0	0	Sore wrists	Redness to both wrists
			Sore wrists
			Red marks to both wrists	Red nose, scratches to left elbow, swelling to right wrist, redness to both arms
			Red marks to both wrists
			Sore wrists
March 2007	0	Lump above right eye	Bleeding nose	0
April 2007	Dislocation of wrist	Cut to forehead	Marks on left hand	Pains to both wrists
			Redness to left wrist	Red marks to both arms
			Redness to right hand
May 2007	0	0	Superficial scratches to left forearm	0
			Redness to both wrists
			Small scratches to left temple
			Red marks to both wrists
			Small cut to right finger, small graze to right forearm and red wrists
June 2007	0	0	Circular red marks to both wrists	Red marks to left wrist
				Redness to both arms
July 2007	0	0	Both wrists red, graze to left wrist	Redness to both wrists and knuckles
			Bleeding nose	Graze to right arm
August 2007	0	0	Graze to right arm	Redness to both wrists
			Grazes to both elbows	Redness to right hand
			Graze to right cheek
			Small scratch to forehead
			Pain in left elbow
			Redness, small graze under chin
			Pain in right finger (old fracture)
September 2007	0	0	Cuts to left elbow, painful right wrist	0
			Cut to fourth right finger
			Cut to forehead, cut to palm of left hand
			Graze to lower lip, redness to right shoulder, redness to back of neck
October 2007	0	0	Sore wrist	Redness to left wrist, red mark to left side of forehead
			Bruising to right clavicle, pain in right wrist
November 2007	Two bumps to head	0	No data available	Redness to both arms
				Graze to right knuckle

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