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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which police stations have been visited by (a) the Oversight Commissioner and (b) members of his staff; and on what dates. - Inc figure and list.

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

160319; 368 c504W;368 c506W

House

House of Commons

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

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people from the North West visited the Dome. - (Holding answer 1 May 2001).

Asked by

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c111-2W; 160098

House

House of Commons

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

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, What recent discussions he has had with his EU partners on the future status of Kosovo; and if he will make a statement. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2001

Reference

367 c579W; 158631

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Member

Baroness Beckett (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

26 April 2001

Reference

367 c455

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Supplementary business question on informing local members when ministers are going to visit their constituencies.

Member

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative)

Type

Business questions

Date

26 April 2001

Reference

367 c455

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those visitors to Chile who have been visiting (a) the Pinochet Foundation and (b) General Pinochet who have been offered facilities at Her Majesty's Embassy in Santiago, Chile, since October 1998.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 April 2001

Reference

158975; 367 c340W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what records are held by Her Majesty's Embassy of visits to Chile by Dr Michael Denham, consultant geriatrician, since January 1998; and what facilities were offered to him. - There is no record of any visit to Chile by...

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 April 2001

Reference

158978; 367 c340W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Health and Safety Executive last visited Tudor Court School, Chafford Hundred in Thurrock. - (Holding answer 5 April 2001).

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2001

Reference

157068; 366 c321W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have met Decision Makers within the Benefits Agency; for how long Decision Makers have decided on cases within the Benefits Agency; since when it has not been possible...

Asked by

David Winnick (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 April 2001

For answer on

5 April 2001

Answered on

5 April 2001

Mr. Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) on how many occasions (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have met decision makers within the Benefits Agency; [157043] (2) for how long decision makers have decided on cases within the Benefits Agency; [157042] (3) since when it has not been possible for the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency to change a decision made by decision makers; and on what authority this change was made; [157044] (4) how many decision makers there are in the Benefits Agency; on what basis they are appointed; and what the level of their salary is; [157045] (5) if hon. Members may write on behalf of constituents direct to decision makers within the Benefits Agency; and if he will make a statement. [157046] Angela Eagle: Ministers regularly visit staff within Benefits Agency offices. Suitably trained and experienced staff make decisions. Staff are not recruited specifically as decision makers and may be of various grades therefore exact numbers are not available. The salary level of decision makers will vary according to grade. Since the Benefits Agency was established in April 1991, it has never been possible for the Chief Executive to change a benefit decision made by a decision maker. It is only possible to change a benefit decision in accordance with the legislation. Benefit decision notices encourage customers to contact the appropriate office if they want to know more about a decision or think it is wrong. Any queries received are directed to an appropriate officer to respond. If necessary the query will be directed to a decision maker to provide a response. Queries from customer representatives are dealt with in the same way. Hon. Members are of course free to write to whom ever they wish. However, it has been the accepted practice that, where a response is required on an individual case, that the approach is made to the local office manager. The Social Security Act 1998 transferred the functions of adjudication officers to the Secretary of State. Under new arrangements, all first instance Social Security decisions are made by officers acting on behalf of the Secretary of State. The Benefits Agency introduced the term "decision maker" during the period July to November 1999 when these provisions were introduced.

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

366 c260W;366 c259-60W; 157043;157042;157044;157045;157046

House

House of Commons

Lord Chancellors Dept

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, How many people have visited the Lord Chancellor's apartments. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.

Asked by

Ian Bruce (Conservative)

Answering body

Lord Chancellor's Department

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 April 2001

Reference

366 c174W; 155210

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of places on schemes for lay visitors to visit police stations are not filled; what the (a) gender and (b) ethnic breakdown was of lay visitors to police stations in England and Wales in each of the last...

Asked by

Claire Ward (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

364 c322W; 152590;152591

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) lay visitors to police stations and (b) members of lay observers' panels in England and Wales were aged (i) under 30, (ii) between 30 and 40, (iii) between 40 and 50, (iv) between 50 and 60...

Asked by

Claire Ward (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

152592; 364 c321-2W

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

How many prisoners are detained more than 100 miles from their next of kin, giving separate figures for men and women; and what efforts they are making to facilitate visiting by families of such prisoners, especially those with young children. [HL 963]. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 2001

Reference

HL 963; 623 c26WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will re-classify grandchildren as family members for the purposes of the regulations governing visits to prisoners.

Asked by

Oliver Letwin (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2001

Reference

151442; 363 c739-40W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the rules which operate within prisons with regard to smoking by (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers on duty; what arrangements are made to prevent prisoners being exposed to tobacco smoke against their will. - Including...

Asked by

Christopher Chope (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2001

Reference

363 c743-4W; 151163;151162

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the official engagements of his Minister of State, the Right honourable Member for Oldham West and Royton, for Monday 5th February indicating, for each event, the time it commenced and the constituency in...

Asked by

Lord Mawhinney (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

149812; 363 c315-6W;363 c315W

House

House of Commons

Debate on a motion to approve the Administration Select Committee first report of session 2000/01 (HC 213) on the trial summer reopening of the line of route

Debate on a motion to approve the Administration Select Committee first report of session 2000/01 (HC 213) on the trial summer reopening of the line of route.Agreed on question.

Lead member

Marion Roe

Answering member

Paddy Tipping

Department

Privy Council

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

26 February 2001

Reference

363 c668-83

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of tickets issued for visits to the Millennium Dome were (a) free and (b) discounted. - Including table. (Holding answer 30 January 2001).

Asked by

Lord Redwood (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 January 2001

For answer on

7 February 2001

Answered on

7 February 2001

Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of tickets issued for visits to the Millennium Dome were (a) free and (b) discounted. [147780] Janet Anderson: [holding answer 30 January 2001]: The New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has advised that it will be publishing full visitor attendance numbers later in the year once the final accounts for the operational year and all the associated data have been audited. The following statistics have been provided at this stage but the right hon. Member will wish to note the caveats which have been set out in the footnotes to the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000 Total free{ 1} Total discounted{ Total sponsors from Full price tickets{ Total attendance{ 2} discounted{ 3} 4} 5} January 10,164 50,669 14,685 305,586 366,420 February 73,115 56,868 9,169 439,555 569,538 March 103,372 60,209 4,892 392,727 556,308 April 68,773 112,352 12,077 398,208 579,333 May 102,903 157,385 13,456 241,916 502,204 June 135,181 165,461 14,502 239,625 540,267 July 123,077 217,267 15,575 266,175 606,519 August 20,148 263,521 12,958 267,547 551,216 September 109,372 209,374 13,285 144,538 463,284 October 74,448 424,524 16,609 158,652 657,624 November 54,446 230,312 16,284 82,358 387,117 December 145,749 371,614 17,540 219,681 737,044 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Includes free school visits, carers for disabled people, sponsor ticket allocation, accompanying teachers on paying school visits, coach drivers, Greenwich residents, NMEC guests and VIPs. {2} This reflects a range of promotions and offers which are normal for the visitor attraction business and which are factored into the company's business strategy. For example, the New Millennium Experience Company (NMEC) has run a number of offers and promotions with its sponsors for their customers and also ran a special ticket price for entry after 4 pm. Key promotions with M&S, Boots, Tesco and BT have been undertaken. The Tesco half price promotion was redeemed in October, BT was redeemed in November and December. {3} Sponsor tickets were purchased and allocated per each individual sponsorship contract. {4} This number is an approximation and as such should be used for review purposes only. There is insufficient accuracy for them to be regarded as audited or validated information. {5} Total attendance does not take into account non-attendance by ticket purchasers. It represents visitor footfall via the admission system and not total tickets sold. Note: NMEC operated two different systems, one for Ticket Sales (Enta) and one for Admissions (ACS). The admissions system recorded total attendance, but did not show details of the attendance ie purchase source of admission or monetary value of admission. Consequently figures for Free and Discounted tickets are derived from the ticketing system, whereas total attendance is derived from the admission system.

Date

7 February 2001

Reference

147780; 362 c536-8W;362 c538W

House

House of Commons

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