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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the criminal convictions are of Charles Conlon, a prisoner in HMP Maghaberry; when his most recent conviction was; what sentence he is serving; how many days he has served in solitary confinement; and if he will make a statement on...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 April 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the criminal convictions are of Charles Conlon, a prisoner in HMP Maghaberry; when his most recent conviction was; what sentence he is serving; how many days he has served in solitary confinement; and if he will make a statement on the circumstances of his punishment. [159563] Mr. Ingram: Charles Conlon's criminal record currently runs to 16 pages and spans a period of 22 years. It includes convictions for 12 counts of criminal damage, 18 counts of burglary, theft, five counts of riotous/ disorderly behaviour, 12 counts of common assault, 17 road traffic offences, 25 assaults on police, three counts of deception, 15 serious assaults, four robberies, two counts of possessing an offensive weapon, eight counts of obstructing police and two incidents of arson. Charges in relation to an incident in which he bit a prison officer twice are currently being investigated by the police. His most recent conviction was on 16 January 2001 when he received two six-month sentences for assaulting two prison officers. These sentences were to be served consecutively to a two and half year sentence, imposed on 14 October 1999, for threats to kill, assaults on police, perjury and assault. His current earliest date of release (EDR) is 29 July 2001. Mr. Conlon has an unenviable record of poor behaviour during his present period of imprisonment. He has been charged and adjudicated upon for offences against prison discipline on 70 separate occasions. He has a propensity for, and history of, serious assaults on prison staff and other prisoners. He has been held in the Punishment and Segregation Unit (PSU) at HMP Maghaberry since 21 November 1999, under Rule 32 of The Prison and Young Offenders (NI) Rules 1995. This is to restrict his association for the maintenance of good order and discipline within the prison. Recent efforts to reintegrate Mr. Conlon into the ordinary prison population have been unsuccessful. Judgment on a Judicial Review hearing earlier this year to examine Mr. Conlon's conditions of imprisonment has been reserved.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c505-6W;368 c507-8W; 159563

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the number of members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad released from Palestinian Authority prisons since the start of the current intifada.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

160991; 368 c450W;368 c451W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in Turkmenistan regarding the imprisonment of Shageldy Atakav; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c452W;368 c453W; 160714

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers he has to intervene in respect of a person in custody in one of Her Majesty's prisons who is seeking to fast to death; and what guidance he has issued to (a) prison officers and (b) others in...

Asked by

Paul Stinchcombe (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c421-2W; 161023

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Turkish authorities regarding the hunger strikers in Turkish prisons.

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

159924; 368 c347W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd April, 366 c132W, on Turkmenistan, if he has received a formal response from the Turkmen authorities concerning the continuing incarceration of Shageldy Atakov; what representations he is making to the Turkmen authorities on...

Asked by

David Atkinson (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

160144; 368 c347W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response he has received to the letter which he sent to the Indian Government about the imprisonment of Peter Bleach; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Teddy Taylor (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c343W; 158444

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

Answered by

Adam Ingram (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c104

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

Answered by

Adam Ingram (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c104

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Michael Connarty (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c104

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, What procedures he has put in place to monitor the activities of former paramilitary prisoners; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Michael Connarty (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c104; 159619

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

How many prisoners in United Kingdom prisons are (a) insulin-dependent and (b) non-insulin dependent diabetics; and What percentage of insulin-dependent and non-insulin dependent prisoners are permitted to monitor their own blood sugar levels; and (b) what percentage of insulin-dependent prisoners are permitted to keep their insulin-dependent delivery systems with them;...

Asked by

Lord Harrison (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

HL 1949; 624 c356-7WA

House

House of Lords

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

Whether the findings of the study of the management of diabetes in French prisons published in 2001 Diabetes UK, Diabetic Medicine 18, will result in any changes in the way in which diabetic prisoners are treated within the United Kingdom prison service. [HL 1952].

Asked by

Lord Harrison (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

HL 1952; 624 c357WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list the recommendations of the Prison Service "Searches on the Person" Review indicating the progress made in the implementation of each proposal.

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 April 2001

For answer on

8 May 2001

Answered on

8 May 2001

Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the recommendations of the Prison Service "Searches on the Person" Review indicating the progress made in the implementation of each proposal. [159551] Mr. Boateng: Six recommendations have been implemented in full, and the security manual has been updated accordingly. On another seven recommendations, work has commenced towards full implementation. There are still three recommendations on which work has yet to start. The review recommendations will be considered when the security manual chapters on searching are reviewed by the security manual project team. Given the importance of searching, it has been decided to review the searching chapter first. Progress on the recommendations is as follows. The six recommendations implemented are: 1. For strip searches of menstruating women, issue further guidance that women should be allowed to remove and dispose of external sanitary towels themselves and that a fresh towel should be provided. 2. Issue guidance to staff to allow pregnant, disabled, or elderly prisoners to sit down for as much of the search as possible providing that this does not reduce the thoroughness and effectiveness of the search. 3. Post operative and bedridden prisoners and those who are in severe pain or have recently given birth should be strip searched only in exceptional circumstances. When it is necessary to carry out such a strip search, the procedure should be modified on an ad hoc basis to allow the least discomfort or intrusion. Searches should not be carried out if the healthcare professionals advise that it is clinically unacceptable. 4. Issue guidance making it clear that gender is not a Genuine Occupational Qualification for cell searching, and explaining how to involve opposite sex searchers. 5. Ensure managers set and communicate realistic targets for rub down searches, as part of the local searching strategy, particularly during periods of high movement. 6. Guidance should be issued on when a prisoner may be in the "sight" of a person of the opposite sex, for the purposes of Prison Rule 41(3) by way of amendment to the Security Manual. Implementation has begun on the following recommendations: 1. Commission research to identify whether, and if so what, changes can be made in procedures for strip searching to improve its effectiveness. The research should consider: the views of staff; their approach and demeanour while conducting strip searches; prisoners' perceptions; and the gender, age and culture background of those searched. A draft Business Case has been prepared which is awaiting approval. 2. Introduce procedures to ensure that new receptions understand they will be strip searched, and what is involved in the search. The Prison Service Order on reception arrangements is being revised. When it is published, it will include further guidance on searching arrangements. 3. Set aside resources within the research programme to evaluate existing and emerging technology to replace routine strip searching when reliable and affordable equipment is available. The Police Scientific Development Branch (PSDB) undertake this type of research for Security Group. This work forms part of the research programme. 4. Ensure that statistical recording and monitoring of strip searches will be provided for in the future information and communication technologies introduced throughout the Service. This will be considered when the Prison Service prisoner database is upgraded. 5. When Prison Officer Initial Training (POINT) course is revised, include in the module for those working with under 18s material that will ensure they are aware of ways in which searching, and the way they conduct searches, may affect young people. POINT is being revised, and will be trialled. The additional considerations for searching under 18s will be included in the revised training. 6. Young offender institutions (YOIs) that will continue to hold juveniles must revisit their searching strategies and make specific provision for their under 18 units. Governors of prisons that are being re-roled to take only under 18s need to consider their whole searching strategy de novo to ensure that it is suitable for the establishment's new role. Searching strategies are agreed between governors and their Area Manager, and will be amended to comply with this requirement. The appropriate section of the Security Manual and the security standard now need to be amended, so that governors will be audited against this requirement. 7. Issue central guidance for prisons on how to react when a dog indicates the possible presence of drugs on a visitor. A research project conducted by Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) reported recently. One of its recommendations was that further guidance was needed in the light of its findings, and this work will be taken forward. The three recommendations on which progress has yet to commence are: 1. Consider introducing the sideways stance for rub down searching of violent prisoners. 2. Cease the practice of randomly rub down searching official and professional visitors to category C and D prisons and to most women's prisons and YOIs. 3. For legal representatives, draw a distinction between, on the one hand, barristers and those counted as solicitors for the purposes of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE), and on the other hand, those practising as legal advisers but not counted as solicitors for the purposes of PACE. The latter should continue to be rub down searched as though they were domestic visitors. These recommendations will be picked up shortly as the Security Manual chapters on searching are reviewed.

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c91-3W; 159551

House

House of Commons

Welsh young offenders held outside Wales: interim report and proposals for a further inquiry. Welsh Affairs Select Committee second report with proceedings and an appendix.

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Welsh Affairs Committee

Notes

Received 11.05.01

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

HC 511 2000/01

House

House of Commons

Solicitor-General

To ask the Solicitor General, if he will make a statement concerning the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute any person arising out the the death of Colin Griffiths.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c3W; 160360

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

Answered by

Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour)

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

3 May 2001

Reference

624 c1948-9

House

House of Lords

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

1st supplementary on the effect of the scheme on rehabilitation of offenders. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Lord Cope of Berkeley (Conservative)

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

3 May 2001

Reference

624 c1948-9

House

House of Lords

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he will publish the Government's response to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment's Report on their visit to Northern Ireland in December 1999. - Inc fact that have today placed a copy of...

Asked by

Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 May 2001

Reference

367 c730W; 160532

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

How many prisoners have been released on the home detention curfew scheme since its introduction.

Asked by

Lord Cope of Berkeley (Conservative)

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

3 May 2001

Reference

624 c1948-9

House

House of Lords

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