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Penalty Notices: Drugs
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many penalty notices for disorder have been issued to those with (a) drug and (b) alcohol-related problems since their inception. [234875]
Maria Eagle: PNDs can be issued for alcohol-related offences such as being drunk and disorderly. Data showing the number of PNDs issued for such offences to persons aged 16 and over, in England and Wales, 2004 to 2006, are shown in the following table. PNDs cannot be issued for drug-related offences, so no data exist. The PND scheme was rolled-out to all 43 forces in 2004.
Peterborough Prison
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of prisoners held at HMP Peterborough are (a) British citizens, (b) EEA citizens and (c) non-EEA citizens; and if he will make a statement. [237950]
Mr. Hanson: Information on the citizenship of individual prisoners is not available, and may not be the same as their nationality.
As at 30 September 2008, 81 per cent. of the prisoners at HMP Peterborough were UK nationals, 6 per cent. were EEA nationals and 10 per cent. were non-EEA nationals. There were a further 3 per cent. whose nationality was not yet recorded. Although nationality may not yet be recorded in certain instances, this is not indicative of where nationality is unknown. Relevant checks with other Government Departments will be conducted as appropriate in order to ascertain further details.
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.
Powers of Entry: Debt Collection
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2008, Official Report, columns 157-58W, on powers of entry: debt collection, what the latest timetable is for (a) further consultation and (b) the implementation of new powers for bailiffs; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the completed scoping exercise. [238696]
Bridget Prentice: Following Royal Assent in July 2007, a scoping exercise which involved a series of meetings with stakeholders to discuss implementation was undertaken. The options for implementing the enforcement provisions within the Act are, at present, being considered and an announcement will be made in the next few months. A statement will be placed in the Library.
Prisoners: Employment
David Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effects of the Prison Service's ruling that prison inmates may not be employed by outside employers on the situation of prisoners in open prisons who are employed by outside employers while subject to Prison Rules. [239430]
Mr. Hanson: Prisoners who are employed in partnership with private industry or any other third party to carry out work while in prison are not directly employed by the organisations involved. This enables the governor to rightly retain primacy on prison control and prisoner management issues.
Prisoners, who are released on temporary licence to work outside the prison, are also subject to prison rules. The policy remains appropriate.
Prisoners: Females
Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) in which prisons were women from Wales held on 1 April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004; [237693]
(2) how many women whose homes were in Wales were held in prison on 1 April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. [237694]
Mr. Hanson: The table shows the total number of women prisoners with a home address in Wales held in prison, and the establishments at which they were held for September 2005-08. Information is not available for 1 April each year or for September 2004.
| Prison | September 2005 | September 2006 | September 2007 | September 2008 |
Where no home address is listed for a prisoner the committal court is used as a proxy address.
Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many women were held in prison in England and Wales on 1 April (a) 2008, (b) 2007, (c) 2006, (d) 2005 and (e) 2004. [237695]
Mr. Hanson: The following table gives the number of women prisoners held in all prison establishments in England and Wales as at 31 March each year from 2004 to 2008.
| Number | |
This information is available at the following website:
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.
Prisoners: Pay
Mr. Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether the Prison Service plans to review its practice of paying prisoners in cash. [237587]
Mr. Hanson: Prisoners are not permitted to hold cash in their possession while in custody. There are no plans to review the policy.
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