To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when British officials first became aware of allegations of mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib. - It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when British officials first became aware of allegations of mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib. - It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires there were in prisons between 1st January and the end of October, broken down by prison; and whether (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners were hurt in each case. - No figures. It has not proved possible...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fires there were in prisons between 1st January and the end of October, broken down by prison; and whether (a) prison staff and (b) prisoners were hurt in each case. - No figures. It has not proved possible...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many United Kingdom minors are held in foreign prisons. - Inc fact that information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many United Kingdom minors are held in foreign prisons. - Inc fact that information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has set a target for the maximum and average times to access drug treatment for a prisoner leaving prison when they have been receiving drug treatment in prison; and if he will make a statement. - It has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he has set a target for the maximum and average times to access drug treatment for a prisoner leaving prison when they have been receiving drug treatment in prison; and if he will make a statement. - It has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of drug abuse in prisons in the Greater London area. - It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of drug abuse in prisons in the Greater London area. - It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference between the number of prisoners eligible for parole and the number of those who have applied since 2000. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference between the number of prisoners eligible for parole and the number of those who have applied since 2000. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours per week on average (a) basic skills training and (b) purposeful activity are undertaken per inmate at each (i) prison and (ii) young offenders institution; and what his targets are for each establishment. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours per week on average (a) basic skills training and (b) purposeful activity are undertaken per inmate at each (i) prison and (ii) young offenders institution; and what his targets are for each establishment. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports his Department has commissioned regarding (a) sentencing and (b) the management of offenders since 1997; on what dates these reports were commissioned; who carried out the reviews; at what cost; and when his Department received each report....

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports his Department has commissioned regarding (a) sentencing and (b) the management of offenders since 1997; on what dates these reports were commissioned; who carried out the reviews; at what cost; and when his Department received each report....

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners there are, broken down by category of offence. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners there are, broken down by category of offence. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are absent without authorisation from prisons in England and Wales; and how many were in open prisons when they absconded. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are absent without authorisation from prisons in England and Wales; and how many were in open prisons when they absconded. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list (a) the running costs for each establishment in the prison service and (b) the average number of prisoners held at that establishment in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available. -...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will list (a) the running costs for each establishment in the prison service and (b) the average number of prisoners held at that establishment in each of the last three financial years for which figures are available. -...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prisoners in British military custody have been transferred to US custody since September 2001, including those transferred under the auspices of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq; and what assurances about their rights and treatment were sought from the US...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many prisoners in British military custody have been transferred to US custody since September 2001, including those transferred under the auspices of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq; and what assurances about their rights and treatment were sought from the US...

Whether criminal courts have discretion when imposing custodial sentences on offenders responsible for the care of children to delay the start of the sentence to allow time for the best possible interim care arrangements to be made for those children; and, if not, whether they will introduce legislation to create...

Whether criminal courts have discretion when imposing custodial sentences on offenders responsible for the care of children to delay the start of the sentence to allow time for the best possible interim care arrangements to be made for those children; and, if not, whether they will introduce legislation to create...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been released on the home detention curfew scheme since January 1999; what the categories of offences were for which they had been sentenced; how many such prisoners were released in each category; and what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been released on the home detention curfew scheme since January 1999; what the categories of offences were for which they had been sentenced; how many such prisoners were released in each category; and what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many methadone-related suicides there have been in prisons in each year since 1997. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many methadone-related suicides there have been in prisons in each year since 1997. - No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK (a) service personnel and (b) officials have sought to question Steven Jordan during the last three months. - Will write.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK (a) service personnel and (b) officials have sought to question Steven Jordan during the last three months. - Will write.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of prisoners interviewed by the police in relation to historical sex abuse cases were taken to (a) an external location and (b) a specially equipped suite for their interview in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of prisoners interviewed by the police in relation to historical sex abuse cases were taken to (a) an external location and (b) a specially equipped suite for their interview in each of the last five...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the number of prisoners serving short sentences has increased.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the number of prisoners serving short sentences has increased.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the pay differential for prisoners who (a) work and (b) take part in education or training. - (Holding answer 15 November 2004).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to change the pay differential for prisoners who (a) work and (b) take part in education or training. - (Holding answer 15 November 2004).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the use of the internet in prisons for learning and training programmes. - (Holding answer 15 November 2004).

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to extend the use of the internet in prisons for learning and training programmes. - (Holding answer 15 November 2004).