Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 December 1997. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Friday, 19 December 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will comment on how many times Brian McHugh has been strip searched while on remand in HMP Belmarsh. - (Holding answer 16 December 1997).

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on how many times Brian McHugh has been strip searched while on remand in HMP Belmarsh. [20336] Ms Quin: [holding answer 16 December 1997]: It is not possible to provide accurate figures on the number of times Brian McHugh has been strip searched whilst on remand at Belmarsh Prison. As a High Risk prisoner, Mr. McHugh is subject to a searching policy appropriate to his security category. In particular, he will be strip searched before and after visits, on entry to and exit from the prison and on entry to and exit from the court. These routine strip searches are not recorded since they are a mandatory requirement of Prison Service security policy.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20336; 303 c370W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Body searches Prisons Prisoners on remand HMP Belmarsh McHugh, Brian