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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of each type of food served in prisons in England and Wales was of (a) British, (b) English and (c) Welsh origin in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of each type of food served in prisons in England and Wales was of (a) British, (b) English and (c) Welsh origin in the last year for which figures are available.
asked Her Majesty's Government:In what cases in the past five years the Secretary of State for Justice, or the Home Secretary before the creation of the Ministry of Justice, has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging discrimination in any of Her Majesty's Prisons on the grounds of...
asked Her Majesty's Government:In what cases in the past five years the Secretary of State for Justice, or the Home Secretary before the creation of the Ministry of Justice, has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging discrimination in any of Her Majesty's Prisons on the grounds of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) assaults on, (b) sexual assaults on and (c) homicides of prisoners by other prisoners occurred in each year since 1997;
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) assaults on, (b) sexual assaults on and (c) homicides of prisoners by other prisoners occurred in each year since 1997;
| Table 1: Assaults 1997 to 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of assault | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Apparent homicides | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| Prisoner on prisoner sexual assaults | 45 | 62 | 76 | 82 | 69 |
| Prisoner on prisoner assaults | 2,441 | 3,813 | 5,458 | 7,188 | 7,939 |
| Prisoner on officer sexual assaults | 23 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Prisoner on officer assaults | 1,710 | 1,589 | 1,867 | 1,931 | 2,378 |
| Table 2: Assaults 2002-06 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of assault | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Apparent homicides | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Prisoner on prisoner sexual assaults | 112 | 92 | 102 | 87 | 93 |
| Prisoner on prisoner assaults | 8,699 | 8,955 | 9,410 | 10,887 | 11,520 |
| Prisoner on officer sexual assaults | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 27 |
| Prisoner on officer assaults | 2,503 | 2,522 | 2,761 | 3,091 | 3,123 |
(2) how many (a) assaults and (b) sexual assaults on prison officers by prisoners occurred in each year since 1997.
(2) how many (a) assaults and (b) sexual assaults on prison officers by prisoners occurred in each year since 1997.
| Table 1: Assaults 1997 to 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of assault | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Apparent homicides | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| Prisoner on prisoner sexual assaults | 45 | 62 | 76 | 82 | 69 |
| Prisoner on prisoner assaults | 2,441 | 3,813 | 5,458 | 7,188 | 7,939 |
| Prisoner on officer sexual assaults | 23 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Prisoner on officer assaults | 1,710 | 1,589 | 1,867 | 1,931 | 2,378 |
| Table 2: Assaults 2002-06 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of assault | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Apparent homicides | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Prisoner on prisoner sexual assaults | 112 | 92 | 102 | 87 | 93 |
| Prisoner on prisoner assaults | 8,699 | 8,955 | 9,410 | 10,887 | 11,520 |
| Prisoner on officer sexual assaults | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 27 |
| Prisoner on officer assaults | 2,503 | 2,522 | 2,761 | 3,091 | 3,123 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of prisoners who used intravenous drugs during their imprisonment in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of prisoners who used intravenous drugs during their imprisonment in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what charges were made by each prison to inmates to use payphones in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what charges were made by each prison to inmates to use payphones in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisons in England and Wales participate in child-friendly visit schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisons in England and Wales participate in child-friendly visit schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on (a) purchasing, (b) renting and (c) installing telephone systems for inmates in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on (a) purchasing, (b) renting and (c) installing telephone systems for inmates in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
The Leader of the House's announcement about plain English statements and a new timetable for questions is welcome. I assume that there will be a chance over a year to consider how the latter works. I hope that there is a case for doing the one thing that, despite her...
The Leader of the House's announcement about plain English statements and a new timetable for questions is welcome. I assume that there will be a chance over a year to consider how the latter works. I hope that there is a case for doing the one thing that, despite her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance has been issued to prison governors and officers on the showing of 18 certificate films in prisons and young offenders institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance has been issued to prison governors and officers on the showing of 18 certificate films in prisons and young offenders institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on cinema systems in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on cinema systems in (a) prisons and (b) young offender institutions in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cases of (a) influenza, (b) Legionnaires' disease, (c) MRSA, (d) dysentery, (e) tuberculosis and (f) Clostridium difficile there were within prisons in England and Wales in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many cases of (a) influenza, (b) Legionnaires' disease, (c) MRSA, (d) dysentery, (e) tuberculosis and (f) Clostridium difficile there were within prisons in England and Wales in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the impact of attaining (a) a level 2 qualification, (b) a level 3 qualification and (c) a degree in prison has on reoffending rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the impact of attaining (a) a level 2 qualification, (b) a level 3 qualification and (c) a degree in prison has on reoffending rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many prisoners in British prisons obtained (a) level 2 qualifications, (b) level 3 qualifications, (c) level 4 qualifications and (d) a university degree during their stay in prison in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many prisoners in British prisons obtained (a) level 2 qualifications, (b) level 3 qualifications, (c) level 4 qualifications and (d) a university degree during their stay in prison in each year since 1997.
| Financial year | Number |
| 2001-02 | 16,133 |
| 2002-03 | 15,145 |
| 2003-04 | 13,338 |
| 2004-05 | 14,759 |
| 2005-06 | 12,381 |
| Open University | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic year | Certificate awards | Diploma awards | Unclassified degree | Honours degree | Taught masters | Total |
| 2001/02 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 40 |
| 2002/03 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 51 |
| 2003/04 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 73 |
| 2004/05 | 90 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 116 |
| 2005/06 | 94 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 140 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to assess the impact of primary care trusts assuming responsibility for the provision of healthcare services to prisons; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to assess the impact of primary care trusts assuming responsibility for the provision of healthcare services to prisons; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of the prison population is undergoing treatment for drug addiction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of the prison population is undergoing treatment for drug addiction.
| Intervention | 2005-06 | Percentage of prison population undergoing drug treatment based on 2005 reception figures of 132,058 |
| Clinical services entrants to maintenance- prescribing/ detoxification programmes | 53,773 | 40.7 |
| CARATs-initial assessments | ¹74,720 | 56.6 |
| Drug rehabilitation programmes-entrants | 10,743 | 8.1 |
| ¹ Of which 8,709 juvenile element. | ||
| Notes: | ||
| 1. Prison reception figures are available for the calendar year of 2005, in comparison the prison drug treatment figures are available for the financial year of 2005-06. The two figures are not a direct match and must therefore be treated with a degree of caution. | ||
| 2. Individual prisoners may engage in more than one type of treatment. |
(3) what information the National Offender Management Service collects on the efficacy of the visit booking arrangements at individual prisons.
(3) what information the National Offender Management Service collects on the efficacy of the visit booking arrangements at individual prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people are in prison in the Greater London area; and what the capacity of Greater London prisons is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people are in prison in the Greater London area; and what the capacity of Greater London prisons is.
| Operational capacity | Population¹ | |
| Belmarsh | 918 | 920 |
| Brixton | 798 | 807 |
| Feltham | 764 | 613 |
| Holloway | 501 | 488 |
| Latchmere House | 207 | 196 |
| Pentonville | 1,152 | 1,145 |
| Wandsworth | 1,475 | 1,482 |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 1,256 | 1,262 |
| Total | 7,071 | 6,913 |
| ¹ The reported population figure may be higher than the operational capacity as it may include prisoners on authorised absence and not held in the prison overnight. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the National Offender Management Service has taken in response to representations from the Prisoners' Families Helpline as regards visit booking arrangements at HMPs Risley, Wandsworth and New Hall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the National Offender Management Service has taken in response to representations from the Prisoners' Families Helpline as regards visit booking arrangements at HMPs Risley, Wandsworth and New Hall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will commission a report from the National Offender Management Service on the steps it is taking to provide an effective booking system for prison visits;
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will commission a report from the National Offender Management Service on the steps it is taking to provide an effective booking system for prison visits;