Written question asked by John Battle (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 January 1995. It was answered by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 January 1995 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office;Prison Service

Question

How many prisoners at HM Prison Armley have been on suicide watch for each month since January 1991, how many complaints have been received from solicitors and probation officers, what is the number of prison officers, how many prisoners have been held in Armley for each year since 1989, held on remand, detained for non payment of fines and transferred from HM prison, Everthorpe, how many are detained three to a cell, when all the new wings will be fully operational, how many staff were employed in administration, as prison officers and as educational staff for each year from 1989, how many prisoners have unsupervised access to a telephone and for how many hours per day and week prisoners are detained in their cells. - Text of letter from Philippa Drew dated 19 January 1995 of the Prison Service Agency. Inc tables.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

252 c671-2W;252 c673-4W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Complaints Education Prisoners' transfers Prisoners Prisons Staff Probation Overcrowding Population Solicitors Suicide Telephones Prison accommodation HMP Leeds HMP Everthorpe

Contains statistics

Yes