Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 May 2003. It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 May 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to implement the recommendations of HM Inspector of Prisons following the visits to HM Prison Kingston on 12-16 February 2001 and 5-7 November 2002 with particular reference to elderly prisoners.

Answer: Mr. John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to implement the recommendations of HM Inspector of Prisons following the visits to HM Prison Kingston on 12-16 February 2001 and 5-7 November 2002 with particular reference to elderly prisoners. [110334] Hilary Benn: The prison service will, as with all such reports, produce an action plan based on each of the recommendations made by the chief inspector. The action plan will set out the Prison Service's response to each recommendation, the action to be taken to implement the recommendations and the person responsible, together with a timescale for implementation. The Prison Service accepts the vast majority of recommendations made by the Chief Inspector in all of her reports, and provides updates to me and to the Chief Inspector.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 110334; 404 c606W;404 c602W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Inspections HM Inspectorate of Prisons Prisons Reform HM Prison Service HMP Kingston
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