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Prisons: Construction

Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the estimated (a) total capital construction cost excluding operation and maintenance and (b) capital construction cost per prison place per year of lifespan excluding operation and maintenance is of each of the
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two planned 1,500 place prisons announced by his Department on 27 April 2009, should the prisons be delivered under similar contractual arrangements to current PFI prisons; [292392]

(2) how many new prison places have been brought on stream in each of the last 24 months for which figures are available; and what the estimated capital construction cost was per prison place per year of lifespan, excluding operation, maintenance and other costs. [292395]

Mr. Straw: The framework approach used by the Prison Service for the new 1,500 place prisons is designed to introduce real competition into the procurement process for each prison, and the construction and operating costs are a key part of our commercial strategy to ensure value for money. It is therefore not possible to reveal the estimated costs at this stage of the procurement.

The Core Capacity Programme aims to deliver approximately 12,500 places by 2012. The following table shows the number of places delivered in each month since October 2007 as part of this programme:

Number of places( 1)

October 2007

0

November 2007

366

December 2007

60

January 2008

60

February 2008

100

March 2008

642

April 2008

240

May 2008

395

June 2008

240

July 2008

0

August 2008

102

September 2008

449

October 2008

132

November 2008

269

December 2008

106

January 2009

190

February 2009

92

March 2009

82

April 2009

29

May 2009

212

June 2009

29

July 2009

34

August 2009

41

September 2009

400

October 2009

0

(1) Includes places delivered through new build accommodation, conversion of existing buildings and more effective use of the estate.

The average construction cost for the Core Capacity Programme (not all new build), including costs of providing ancillary facilities, and excluding running costs, is approximately £170,000 per place across the lifetime of the accommodation.


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Prisons: Drugs

Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to his Department was of (a) all mandatory drug testing in prisons in England and Wales in 2008-09 and (b) one mandatory drug test of an individual prisoner on the latest date for which figures are available. [290290]

Maria Eagle: Many staff responsible for the mandatory drug testing (MDT) process do not work exclusively on the testing of prisoners. The cost of MDT staff resources cannot be disaggregated from the overall prison running costs.

The cost to the National Offender Management Service of MDT analytical services is classified as commercial in confidence.

Mr. Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the street value of all drugs used illegally in each (a) adult prison and (b) young offender institution in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [292394]

Maria Eagle: Information on the street value of drugs used illegally in prisons is not routinely available. Covert activity such as drug taking, by its nature, is very difficult to quantify. A report published in 2001 by the Home Office titled 'Sizing the UK market for illicit drugs' focused on a few specific drugs and estimated the value of the drugs trade in prisons as worth up to £24 million. Since that report, the level of drug misuse evidenced by the random drug testing positive rate has fallen by 36 per cent.

Prisons: Energy

Mr. David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what energy efficiency standards his Department has stipulated for circulator pumps installed in (a) existing and (b) new prisons. [291790]

Maria Eagle: The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) does not stipulate energy efficiency standards for circulator pumps. However, in existing Prison Service buildings, it is recommended that variable speed pump motors are fitted where it is practical to do so and where savings can be made within a suitable payback period.

NOMS standard for new build and refurbishment projects is that:

Prisons: Manpower

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) directors, (b) senior managers and (c) executive support and administration staff there were in each prison in each of the last five years. [287871]

Maria Eagle: Information on the number of (a) directors, (b) senior managers and (c) executive support and administration staff in each prison over the last five years is shown in the following tables. The data provided cover the public sector and the contracted estate. Grading systems vary between the public and private sectors, and between individual contractors. Self reporting has been used in this response.


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Staff in post for selected grades by establishment 2004-05 to 2008-09
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Name Admin and Executive Support Senior Managers Director/ Senior Civil Servant Admin and Executive Support Senior Managers Director/ Senior Civil Servant Admin and Executive Support Senior Managers Director/ Senior Civil Servant

Acklington

49

2

-

48

2

-

47

2

-

Albany

37

2

-

44

2

-

45

1

-

Altcourse (Private Prison)

45

7

1

47

7

1

51

7

1

Ashfield (Private Prison)

Data not supplied

Ashwell

46

1

-

47

2

-

48

1

-

Askham Grange

18

1

-

20

1

-

19

1

-

Aylesbury

38

2

-

39

2

-

38

2

-

Bedford

41

1

-

41

1

-

42

2

-

Belmarsh

63

2

-

61

2

-

72

2

-

Birmingham

71

4

-

73

4

-

72

4

-

Blantyre House

9

1

-

8

1

-

11

1

-

Blundeston

35

1

-

35

1

-

32

1

-

Brinsford

49

2

-

51

2

-

44

2

-

Bristol

44

3

-

44

3

-

39

3

-

Brixton

50

4

-

45

4

-

38

4

-

Bronzefield (Private Prison)(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Buckley Hall

33

1

-

32

2

-

31

2

-

Bullingdon

68

5

-

70

3

-

75

3

-

Bullwood Hall

30

2

-

27

1

-

20

1

-

Camp Hill

39

1

-

37

2

-

40

2

-

Canterbury

20

1

-

18

1

-

17

1

-

Cardiff

51

3

-

46

3

-

41

2

-

Castington

41

3

-

43

3

-

44

4

-

Channings Wood

43

2

-

46

2

-

39

4

-

Chelmsford

49

1

-

46

1

-

54

1

-

Coldingley

24

2

-

22

2

-

23

2

-

Coltishall

Operational in 2009

Cookham Wood

18

1

-

22

1

-

21

1

-

Dartmoor

47

1

-

45

1

-

43

1

-

Deerbolt

40

2

-

48

2

-

46

2

-

Doncaster (Private Prison)

Data not supplied

Dorchester

25

2

-

27

2

-

26

1

-

Doncaster (Private Prison)

Data not supplied

Dover

16

1

-

17

1

-

16

2

-

Downview

36

-

1

36

1

-

33

1

1

Drake Hall

27

1

-

31

1

-

27

1

-

Durham

66

1

-

63

2

-

61

1

-

East Sutton Park

11

3

-

7

1

-

8

1

-

Eastwood Park

34

1

-

34

1

-

40

1

-

Edmunds Hill

21

1

-

30

1

-

31

1

-

Elmley

56

2

-

55

2

-

21

1

-

Erlestoke

41

-

41

1

-

32

1

-

Everthorpe

42

1

-

39

1

-

46

1

-

Exeter

46

2

-

50

1

-

42

1

-

Featherstone

47

1

-

44

1

-

43

-

Feltham

78

7

-

81

7

-

79

4

-

Ford

37

2

-

30

1

-

30

1

-

Forest Bank (Private Prison)(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Foston Hall

28

1

-

30

1

-

31

1

-

Frankland

67

6

-

67

5

-

68

6

-

Full Sutton

42

4

-

39

3

-

41

2

-

Garth

52

4

-

48

3

-

47

3

-

Gartree

29

4

-

45

4

-

52

4

-

Glen Parva

66

2

-

64

1

-

59

2

-

Gloucester

35

1

-

34

1

-

34

1

-

Grendon

46

10

-

45

9

-

43

10

-

Guys Marsh

38

2

-

38

1

-

37

1

-

Haslar

11

1

-

9

1

-

10

1

-

Haverigg

45

1

-

45

2

-

45

3

-

Hewell

105

5

-

105

5

-

110

5

-

High Down

54

2

1

50

1

2

52

1

1

Highpoint

53

3

-

56

4

-

56

2

-

Hindley

57

5

-

54

4

-

53

4

-

Hollesley Bay

15

1

-

20

1

-

22

1

-

Holloway

40

4

-

46

6

-

47

4

-

Holme House

64

2

-

61

2

-

61

3

-

Hull

68

3

-

60

2

-

65

2

-

Huntercombe

29

2

-

31

2

-

26

3

-

Isle of Wight Cluster

Operational in 2009

Kennet

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

Kingston

19

1

-

20

1

-

18

-

-

Kirkham

48

1

-

49

1

-

38

2

-

Kirklevington Grange

23

1

-

24

1

-

22

1

-

Lancaster

31

1

-

29

1

-

28

1

-

Lancaster Farms

60

3

-

58

3

-

52

2

-

Latchmere House

11

1

-

11

1

-

12

1

-

Leeds

75

2

-

67

3

-

72

4

-

Leicester

33

1

-

38

2

-

37

1

-

Lewes

45

1

-

45

1

-

39

1

-

Leyhill

48

3

-

48

2

-

46

2

-

Lincoln

45

1

-

54

2

-

53

1

-

Lindholme

62

2

-

66

2

-

78

2

-

Littlehey

43

1

-

39

1

-

34

1

-

Liverpool

58

6

-

59

4

-

59

4

-

Long Lartin

51

4

-

43

4

-

55

6

-

Lowdham Grange (Private Prison)

Data not supplied

Low Newton

32

2

-

35

2

-

35

2

-

Maidstone

33

1

-

35

1

-

28

1

-

Manchester

60

5

-

64

4

-

67

5

-

Moorland

70

2

-

70

3

-

59

3

-

Morton Hall

28

2

-

27

1

-

28

1

-

New Hall

48

2

-

47

2

-

52

2

-

North Sea Camp

25

-

-

32

1

-

32

1

-

Northallerton

26

1

-

24

1

-

31

1

-

Norwich

56

2

-

57

3

-

56

3

-

Nottingham

46

2

-

54

1

-

49

1

-

Onley

55

2

-

59

2

-

65

2

-

Parkhurst

43

3

-

52

3

-

39

2

-

Pentonville

65

4

-

61

4

-

57

3

-

Peterborough (Private Prison)(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Portland

45

3

-

44

3

-

45

2

-

Preston

62

2

-

63

2

-

65

2

-

Ranby

56

4

-

64

3

-

60

3

-

Reading

22

1

-

27

1

-

30

1

-

Risley

57

3

-

51

3

-

48

3

-

Rochester

30

2

-

30

2

-

29

2

-

Rye Hill (Private Prison)

41

6

1

46

8

1

44

8

1

Send

19

2

-

23

2

-

20

3

-

Shepton Mallet

25

-

21

1

-

23

1

-

Shrewsbury

33

1

-

29

1

-

28

1

-

Stafford

44

2

-

48

2

-

42

2

-

Standford Hill

43

1

-

43

4

-

10

1

-

Stocken

50

1

-

50

1

-

52

1

-

Stoke Heath

47

4

-

55

2

-

55

3

-

Styal

46

3

-

44

3

-

39

2

-

Sudbury

42

1

-

43

1

-

40

2

-

Swaleside

59

3

-

56

2

-

25

1

-

Swansea

37

1

-

40

1

-

42

1

-

Swinfen Hall

40

2

-

47

2

-

38

2

-

The Mount

50

4

-

47

2

-

46

3

-

The Verne

36

1

-

41

1

-

36

1

-

Thorn Cross

36

3

-

36

3

-

38

2

-

Usk/Prescoed

33

2

-

35

1

-

31

1

-

Wakefield

50

4

-

48

4

-

56

4

-

Wandsworth

65

5

-

60

3

-

67

5

-

Warren Hill

39

1

-

45

1

-

43

1

-

Wayland

41

1

-

41

1

-

38

1

-

Wealstun

60

2

-

52

2

-

56

2

-

Weare

34

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Wellingborough

42

1

-

56

1

-

53

1

-

Werrington

26

2

-

28

2

-

28

2

-

Wetherby

31

2

-

33

2

-

32

3

-

Whatton

35

2

-

49

3

-

57

3

-

Whitemoor

68

4

-

66

4

-

75

5

-

Winchester

55

1

-

54

3

-

52

2

-

Wolds (Private Prison)

7

5

1

8

5

1

8

5

1

Woodhill

49

5

-

53

5

-

62

5

-

Wormwood Scrubs

59

3

-

66

2

-

65

5

-

Wymott

59

3

-

60

2

-

57

3

-


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