Written question asked by Bill Etherington (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 November 1993. It was answered by Peter Lloyd (Conservative) on Friday, 5 November 1993 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: If he will list by category of establishment the total number of prisons which, for the purposes of examination of clothing and baggage, do not have or use (a) X-ray machines or (b) metal detectors; to list total number of incidents in each year since 1989, where visitors to prisons have had weapons or other unsuitable metallic items found on their person & confiscated; to place in Library a copy of procedures governing searches for visitors to prison establishments. - Will write.

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