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Letter dated 04.12.2003 from Paul Goggins MP to Mrs D Hurst, Chair of the Independent Monitoring Board HMP Askham Grange regarding the annual report 2002-03. Incl. Prison Service comments on matters raised in the report. HO. 2003.

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

19 December 2003

Reference

Dep 04/804

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 2003/2809

Letter dated 16.12.2003 from Paul Goggins MP to Annette Brooke MP regarding figures on juveniles failing to contact youth offending teams and the number of girls aged 16, 17 and 18 years serving sentences in women's prisons. HO. 2003.

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

19 December 2003

Reference

HINF 2003/2809

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the 2002-03 budget for mental health in-reach work in prisons is dedicated specifically to women prisoners. - Including figures.

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 December 2003

Reference

144069; 415 c1132W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure a consistent structure of oversight for prisoners' healthcare during the transfer of responsibility from HM Prison Service to the NHS.

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 December 2003

Reference

144071; 415 c1132-3W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 2003/2804

Letter dated 16.12.2003 from Paul Goggins MP to Rudi Vis MP regarding the number of children who were the subject of strip or 'full searches' with the use of force in 2002 and 2003. Incl. tables (a) showing the number of children that have been forcibly strip searched in each...

Deposited by

Home Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

18 December 2003

Reference

HINF 2003/2804

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are taken to ensure that the use of medication for women in prison complies with the best practice guidance of the NHS.

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

415 c1000W; 144520

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Government is taking to promote effective inter-agency arrangements for dealing with mentally disordered offenders.

Asked by

Julie Morgan (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 December 2003

For answer on

17 December 2003

Answered on

17 December 2003

Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action the Government are taking to promote effective inter-agency arrangements for dealing with mentally disordered offenders. [144072] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Government are committed both to providing better services for people with mental health problems and to protecting the public from crime and the fear of crime. A number of initiatives to support these aims are underway, involving a number of Government departments to tackle the issues raised by mentally disordered offenders. The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Prison Service are developing new assessment and treatment facilities for dangerous people with severe personality disorder. This will result in 300 new places becoming available in high secure care with the development of an infrastructure at lower levels of security to allow a safe transition for those whose risk is reduced. Multi-agency public protection arrangements exist in every part of the country and bring together health, police, probation and other agencies to plan the management of people who pose a risk in the community, many of whom are mentally disordered offenders. Closer working between social services departments and mental health trusts, often leading to single management, has benefited all mental health services, including mentally disordered offenders by removing the traditional boundaries between health and social care. Court liaison and diversion schemes are widespread and act to ensure that mentally ill people who come into contact with the Criminal Justice System receive mental health care whenever possible. A number of strands of work are underway with the National Probation Service to ensure that they are supported by mental health services while managing people with mental health problems in hostels and the community.

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

415 c999-1000W; 144072

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 04/127

Prison Service HQ review programme: prison industries: an internal review of the strategic oversight and management of public sector prison industries in England and Wales. Report by the Industries Review Team, Regime Services Group, as part of the Prison Service HQ Review Programme. 103 p. HM Prison Service. [undated] 2003.

Deposited by

HM Prison Service

Type

Deposited papers

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

Dep 04/127

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

Supplementary on the case of constituent, Urslaan Khan, imprisoned in Iraq.

Asked by

Dari Taylor (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

415 c1569

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

Answered by

Tony Blair (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

415 c1569

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 8 September 2003, 652 c35WA, what work is being done inside prisons to help the 31 per cent of prisoners who were opiate users before conviction. [HL 27].

Asked by

Lord Chadlington (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2003

Reference

HL 27; 655 c126-7WA

House

House of Lords

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has had any representations relating to the detention of Mr Mikhail Khodorkovsky; and whether this matter has been discussed with the (a) Russian Government and (b) the Russian Embassy.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2003

Reference

143932; 415 c798W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will investigate claims of torture made against Saudi Arabia by the recently released British prisoner.

Asked by

John Lyons (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2003

Reference

415 c798-9W; 143811

House

House of Commons

Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill (HL) 2003/04

Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Lead member

Baroness Amos

Answering member

Lord Glentoran

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

16 December 2003

Reference

655 c1091-120

House

House of Lords

Written Statement on amendments to the Northern Ireland Prison Service Corporate and Business Plan 2003-06

Written Statement on amendments to the Northern Ireland Prison Service Corporate and Business Plan 2003-06. (Inc figs).

Member

Jane Kennedy (Labour)

Department

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written statements

Date

16 December 2003

Reference

415 c131-2WS;415 c129-30WS

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken to secure the release of Mr Simon Chapman, arrested on 21st June in Thessaloniki, Greece; whether Her Majesty's representatives in Greece viewed the video evidence purporting to demonstrate Mr Chapman's innocence of the charges...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 December 2003

For answer on

15 December 2003

Answered on

15 December 2003

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken to secure the release of Mr. Simon Chapman, arrested on 21 June 2003 in Thessaloniki, Greece; whether Her Majesty's representatives in Greece viewed the video evidence purporting to demonstrate Mr. Chapman's innocence of the charges made against him; how many days Mr. Chapman was on hunger strike; what the most recent assessment is of Mr. Chapman's medical condition; if he will make representations to the Greek authorities to lift the remaining barriers that prevent Mr. Chapman from returning to the UK; and what publicly-funded (a) legal advice and (b) financial support is available to Mr. Chapman to pursue a civil action against the Greek authorities. [143378] Mr. Mullin: Simon Chapman was released on bail on 27 November 2003. Consular staff were in regular touch with him throughout his detention; and staff in the UK were in frequent touch with his family. Neither the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) nor the British Embassy in Athens are in a position to comment on the video evidence put forward in Mr. Chapman's defence. It is for the courts to decide upon its relevance to his case. Mr. Chapman started refusing food and liquids from 4 October 2003, although he did take honey and vitamin supplements. He started taking water from 25 October 2003. Since his release, Mr. Chapman has not contacted our staff but we remain in contact with his family, who have told us that Mr. Chapman is now eating certain foods and steadily regaining weight. Mr. Chapman's lawyer has made an application to the Greek authorities to allow him to return to the UK pending his trial. The FCO does not fund the legal costs of distressed British nationals but we have offered the use of a pro-bono lawyer from the FCO panel to assist Mr. Chapman's lawyer.

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

143378; 415 c735W

House

House of Commons

Deaths in custody: interim report. Human Rights Joint Select Committee first report with proceedings, evidence and appendices.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; House of Lords papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Joint Committee on Human Rights

Notes

Received 28.01.04

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

HC 134 2003/04;HL 12 2003/04

House

House of Lords; House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Northern Ireland veterans are serving prison sentences. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Harry Barnes (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

142744; 415 c656W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) prisoners and (b) prison staff who are smokers; and what action he is taking to reduce the numbers. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 9 December 2003).

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 December 2003

For answer on

11 December 2003

Answered on

11 December 2003

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the percentage of (a) prisoners and (b) prison staff who are smokers; and what action he is taking to reduce the numbers. [143095] Paul Goggins: [holding answer 9 December 2003]: The information requested is as follows: (a) Approximately 80 per cent. of prisoners smoke. (b) There is no current estimate of the percentage of prison staff that smoke. The Directorate of Prison Health has recently completed a pilot programme to establish best practice for smoking cessation services in prisons. Five prisons were involved in the pilots and the rollout programme is such that all prisons will be involved in these services by the end of the financial year. Results so far indicate a similar success rate to that which is to be found with such initiatives in the community. Delivery will be evaluated over the next two years and further development work is ongoing with Strathclyde University. This year £500,000 has been allocated across all Primary Care Trusts that cater for prisons in their areas. It is planned that such funds will be made available each year through to 2006. Since 1 July 1996, Prison Governors have been required to comply with the Prison Service Workplace Smoking Policy. The aim of this policy is to ensure that a smoke-free working environment can be enjoyed by everyone. Smoking is not permitted in any office accommodation, including single occupancy offices and adjacent circulation spaces. Nor is smoking permitted in toilets, lifts and conference rooms. In prisons, smoking is banned in all visits areas and it is recommended that governors prohibit smoking in all communal areas. In establishing local smoking policies, Governors are encouraged to complement them with the provision of smoking cessation courses for those wishing to give up.

Date

11 December 2003

Reference

143095; 415 c620W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of female prison establishments has the capacity in the evenings and weekends to prescribe medications essential to detoxification. - Inc ref to 415 c622W, 11 December 2003.

Asked by

Joan Ruddock (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 December 2003

Reference

415 c622W; 142894

House

House of Commons

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