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Lisbon Treaty

Anne Milton: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had on the potential effect of the Lisbon treaty on the principle of habeas corpus. [186121]

Mr. Straw: Detailed discussions have taken place on all aspects of the Lisbon treaty. The treaty requires no change to our laws in this area.

Negligence: Health Services

Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many legally-aided clinical negligence cases were closed in 2007; and how many of these cases resulted in an award of damages or a settlement involving an agreement to pay damages or compensation. [187920]

Maria Eagle: Figures covering the whole of 2007 will not be available until after the end of the current financial year. However, 5,584 legally aided clinical negligence cases were closed in 2006-07. In 160 of these cases, the solicitors reported that the outcome was unknown, as the client had ceased to give instructions or was proceeding under other funding or as a litigant in person. Of the remaining cases, 300 resulted in an award of damages, and 1,708 in a settlement involving an agreement to pay damages or compensation.

Offenders: Housing

Derek Wyatt: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what plans there are to close ClearSprings operation in Kemsley; [187822]

(2) what planning requirements there were for the establishment of the ClearSprings house in Kemsley. [187821]

Mr. Hanson: Planning permission is not required; and the local authority has not asked that it be sought. The Kemsley property was previously residential and remains in residential use by those renting it while benefiting from the Bail Accommodation and Support Service.

The property at Kemsley currently being used for the Bail Accommodation and Support Service will be released when alternative property can be sourced to meet the demand for 10 bed spaces spread over three locations in Kent, as identified by the South East Regional Offender Manager.

Prison Officers

Mr. Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to introduce a long service medal for prison officers in addition to the Director General's long service award. [178597]

Maria Eagle: The option of introducing a long service medal for prison officers is under active consideration within the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Dietary Supplements

Jo Swinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to introduce free vitamin supplements for prisoners. [187588]

Maria Eagle: There are no plans to introduce free vitamin supplements for all prisoners in England and Wales. The National Audit Office report HM Prison Service Serving Time: Prisoner Diet and Exercise (HC 939, 2005-06) noted that, on the whole, meals offered to prisoners were in line with the Government's recommendations on energy and nutrients.

Prisoners: Dyslexia

Mr. Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the results of the Government's investigation into early intervention programmes on prisoners suffering from dyslexia, as referred to by the former Prime Minister, Official Report, 23 May 2007, column 1270, on dyslexia and criminality, will be published; and if he will make a statement. [181507]

Mr. Hanson: The identification of prisoners with dyslexia and the provision of additional support is an important theme in the Learning and Skills Council's recent publication, "Developing the Offender Learning and Skills Service: The Prospectus". The LSC publication incorporates the findings of the Prison Reform Trust research on learning disabilities, "No-one Knows", published last year. Appropriate assessments and the provision of additional support are an important part of increasing prisoners' employability on release which in turn is a key factor in reducing re-offending.

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Prisoners: Pay

Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he will bring the Prisoners Earnings Act 1996 and associated secondary legislation into force. [187102]

Mr. Hanson: The Act is complicated and prescriptive and it is calculated that in its present form it would cost substantially more to administer than it would raise in revenue. In view of this the Government do not intend to make an order to bring the Act into force.

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on buildings and structural maintenance in each prison built (a) between 1995 and to date, (b) between 1980 and 1995, (c) between 1930
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and 1980 and (d) before 1930 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [187111]

Mr. Hanson: The information requested is in the following tables. Prisons have been categorised by year of original construction. Where for example camps/country houses have been converted to prison use, this may not equate to the date of first use as a prison.

Figures include all centrally managed maintenance and development work and do not include minor local expenditure.

Figures do not include new accommodation under recent capacity expansion programmes.

Figures do not include privately managed prisons. All new prisons built since 1995 have been private sector operated with the exception of HMP Kennett which has only recently opened and has not yet incurred any maintenance expenditure.

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Establishment	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Ashwell	——	——	3,423,842	2,604,097	720,553	3,044,124
Askham Grange	——	——	——	——	——	1,756,928
Aylesbury	——	——	504,976	820,551	——	812,465
Bedford	75,523	366,329	——	——	——	3,540,964
Birmingham	234,415	41,403	36,151	2,437,223	2,517,253	——
Blantyre House	126,365	330,091	150,605	——	109,724	153,195
Bristol	——	188,184	368,644	6,799,500	2,305,000	209,500
Brixton	32,935	——	1,901,000	1,173,399	251,675	3,943,004
Bullwood Hall	39,576	1,995,371	——	——	99,303	——
Camp Hill	——	1,978,767	2,473,520	——	——	6,347,109
Canterbury	1,269,245	——	2,244,619	——	355,000	928,607
Cardiff	——	——	——	1,774,315	499,673	355,940
Chelmsford	50,542	932,799	1,020,666	374,457	978,924	——
Dartmoor	1,124,392	69,815	——	388,953	——	——
Dorchester	422,111	——	——	398,501	372,393	2,709,335
Dover	——	975,207	304,849	——	2,581,254	——
Downview	——	——	——	725,732	245,289	——
Durham	1,093,030	1,894,362	101,135	106,483	1,515,516	6,779,858
East Sutton Park	——	991,472	167,780	——	——	——
Erlestoke	69,461	——	——	——	——	——
Exeter	886,995	——	153,644	262,800	790,680	——
Feltham	500,281	435,479	5,782,273	1,908,261	2,797,169	5,336,624
Ford	332,053	238,267	——	305,195	——	——
Foston Hall	138,691	141,123	——	493,132	——	——
Gloucester	255,570	——	——	189,583	3,768,173	131,421
Grendon	664,744	——	116,440	2,900,446	324,027	133,746
Haslar	585,486	——	——	——	——	705,232
Hewell Grange	——	1,051,143	763,493	——	——	——
Hollesley Bay	——	255,361	2,605,473	——	——	——
Holloway	98,144	76,814	——	747,203	1,572,716	379,431
Hull	——	793,334	1,983,509	413,668	——	——
Kingston	1,884,784	——	——	——	1,227,749	——
Kirklevington	——	——	——	——	——	——
Lancaster	141,456	191,154	113,117	2,256,190	60,648	103,830
Leeds	——	1,924,899	——	——	5,826,623	——
Leicester	——	83,493	134,434	——	97,591	——
Lewes	——	——	264,798	——	——	805,184
Leyhill	——	——	223,861	——	——	——
Lincoln	46,463	471,712	——	4,612,574	4,991,229	2,664,763
Liverpool	1,033,085	1,370,160	246,714	5,125,913	582,174	256,027
Maidstone	648,638	——	5,244,025	445,795	5,254,906	109,287
Manchester	191,663	——	——	——	——	——
New Hall	——	502,563	——	311,714	1,096,209	——
Northallerton	——	——	305,185	2,160,021	195,958	——
Norwich	——	——	——	280,523	——	——
Nottingham	150,539	——	——	140,503	357,368	990,819
Parkhurst	154,326	——	982,701	563,134	——	42,635
Pentonville	——	6,379	1,436,813	——	2,630,041	——
Portland	165,057	780,218	1,475,546	187,893	457,472	5,132,563
Preston	——	39,254	269,000	4,036,604	1,440,472	——
Reading	324,802	806,963	——	——	——	741,665
Rochester	——	——	2,403,021	2,682,525	3,063,880	7,473,009
Shepton Mallett	——	471,780	——	1,700,099	——	——
Shrewsbury	964,388	996,697	399,155	——	——	142,456
Stafford	273,888	238,382	——	249,157	——	1,835,460
Standford Hill	390,982	37,345	——	——	——	1,227,260
Styal	——	275,897	506,527	——	——	——
Swansea	351,821	263,215	——	1,661,498	——	754,604
The Verne	——	192,820	——	885,624	132,164	1,443,106
Usk	353,777	251,820	——	——	53,500	——
Wakefield	1,555,740	6,260,961	397,995	9,367,419	810,750	——
Wakefield (Aberford)	——	1,192,221	——	——	——	——
Wandsworth	15,913,342	1,475,612	1,369,060	1,826,274	4,600,067	5,630,966
Werrington	——	——	3,098,123	384,538	54,350	——
Winchester	——	——	——	0	440,520	2,648,304
Wormwood Scrubs	475,285	——	11,285,270	8,668,446	362,713	281,043
Grand total	33,019,595	30,588,866	54,257,964	72,369,943	55,540,706	69,550,464

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