Written question asked by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 12 October 2011.

Prisons: HMP Spring Hill

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed by the Independent Monitoring Board in its annual report on HMP Spring Hill for the year to December 2010 concerning (a) the management of the healthcare contract with Care UK and the provision of adequate healthcare; (b) the provision of education services by Manchester College under its contract with the Skills and Funding Council; and (c) the withdrawal of some drug-testing and the management of drug risks within the prison.

Answer: My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Crispin Blunt) wrote to the chair of the IMB at Spring Hill responding to the annual report on 13 July 2011. His detailed response covered all the areas highlighted by the board. I have placed a copy of this response in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 11589; 730 c244-5WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2011-1609
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects: Contracts Health services Education Drugs Testing HMP Spring Hill Care UK The Manchester College
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk