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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the challenges facing the Northern Ireland Prison Service; whether prison officers have requested the removal of some governors; and whether that matter was considered during discussions on the devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the challenges facing the Northern Ireland Prison Service; whether prison officers have requested the removal of some governors; and whether that matter was considered during discussions on the devolution of policing and justice to Northern Ireland.
Asked by
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
(Ulster Unionist Party)
Answered by
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 April 2010
The challenges facing the Prison Service are kept under constant review by the Prisons Minister and Prison Management. The key challenge facing the Prison Service is the move away from an environment focused on security concerns to one that seeks to engage with inmates to address effectively the causes of offending behaviour. This requires a new approach by prison officers that is being developed as part of a comprehensive programme of workforce reform. Much has already been achieved with the introduction of new sentencing arrangements with the emphasis on risk assessment and the delivery of appropriate programmes.
In addition, parts of the prison estate are not fit for purpose and this is being taken forward as part of a comprehensive that strategy which includes the replacement of the prison at Magilligan.
Prison Officers have not requested the removal of any governors.
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Prisons; Northern Ireland Prison Service; Prison governors
Date
8 April 2010
Reference
3167; 718 c461-2WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight on 4 November 2009. what steps have been taken to ensure that local health authorities are reimbursed for the additional costs of guarding prisoners who require health care outside...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight on 4 November 2009. what steps have been taken to ensure that local health authorities are reimbursed for the additional costs of guarding prisoners who require health care outside...
Asked by
Andrew Turner
(Conservative)
Answered by
Phil Hope
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 April 2010
For answer on
8 April 2010
Answered on
8 April 2010
There have been no recent changes to the funding responsibilities of national health service primary care trusts (PCTs) for their prison health care escorts and bedwatches activity.Responsibility for commissioning health services in publicly run prisons in England has been fully devolved to NHS PCTs since 2006, with significantly increased funding. Subsequently, the responsibility and funding for escorts and bedwatch costs transferred from HM Prison Service to PCTs in April 2008.This decision followed the outcome of a 12-month audit of prison health care escorts and bedwatches activity in all prisons in England and Wales, and a pilot in 10 prisons of options for future funding and management of escorts and bedwatches.Escorts and bedwatches costs are determined by a fixed tariff previously agreed by HM Prison Service and the NHS. Baseline funding is provided for within the NHS bundle, which is the Department's mechanism for the distribution of core funding to strategic health authorities.
Subjects
Health services; Prisons
Date
8 April 2010
Reference
508 c1517-8W; 325894
House
House of Commons
(2) how many police investigations are under way into organised crime within Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.
(2) how many police investigations are under way into organised crime within Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 March 2010
For answer on
6 April 2010
Answered on
7 April 2010
This information is not collected centrally. Some organised criminals may seek to continue their activities following prosecution, conviction, and imprisonment and the National Offender Management Service is working closely with the law enforcement agencies in order to identify such activities and to take appropriate action to prevent them.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
7 April 2010
Reference
508 c1393W; 325665
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information police forces have on the extent of organised crime within prisons;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information police forces have on the extent of organised crime within prisons;
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 March 2010
For answer on
6 April 2010
Answered on
7 April 2010
This information is not collected centrally. Some organised criminals may seek to continue their activities following prosecution, conviction, and imprisonment and the National Offender Management Service is working closely with the law enforcement agencies in order to identify such activities and to take appropriate action to prevent them.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
7 April 2010
Reference
508 c1393W; 325662
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people convicted of offences relating to involvement in organised crime were in prison when charged with those offences in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people convicted of offences relating to involvement in organised crime were in prison when charged with those offences in each of the last three years.
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 March 2010
For answer on
6 April 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
The data requested are not held.There is no list of offences that relate to involvement in organised crime. Therefore, to provide these data would require an investigation into each individual conviction where the offender was in prison custody when charged, and in many cases a subjective assessment as to whether the offence related to serious organised crime. This would be at disproportionate cost.The National Offender Management Service is also fully engaged in action to address serious and organised crime strategically, including the work identified in the Government report 'Extending Our Reach: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Serious Organised Crime' to develop a strategy to manage serious organised criminals while in prison.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1180-1W; 325661
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate the Prison Service has made of the incidence of organised crime carried out by serving prisoners over the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate the Prison Service has made of the incidence of organised crime carried out by serving prisoners over the last three years.
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 March 2010
For answer on
6 April 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 30 March 2010, Official Report, column 1086W.Covert criminal activity is, of its nature, very difficult to quantify. Prisons have a well established security information reporting framework. Where concerns are identified about a prisoner's potential criminal activity, prisons can draw on a range of measures to identify and disrupt that activity.The National Offender Management Service is also fully engaged in action to address serious and organised crime strategically, including the work identified in the Government report 'Extending Our Reach: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Serious Organised Crime' to develop a strategy to manage serious organised criminals while in prison.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1181-2W; 325663
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were charged with a serious crime carried out while they were in prison in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were charged with a serious crime carried out while they were in prison in 2008-09.
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
30 March 2010
For answer on
6 April 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
While the number of serious offences, as defined by Schedule 1 to the Serious Crime Act 2007, are recorded, data as to whether the offender was imprisoned at the time of charge are not held. To provide the data would require an investigation into each such offence, which would be at disproportionate cost.The National Offender Management Service is also fully engaged in action to address serious and organised crime strategically, including the work identified in the Government report "Extending Our Reach: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Serious Organised Crime" to develop a strategy to manage serious organised criminals whilst in prison.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1182W; 325664
House
House of Commons
(2) whether his Department has evidence of the transfer of violent or pornographic images from telephone to telephone by inmates in prisons in England and Wales.
(2) whether his Department has evidence of the transfer of violent or pornographic images from telephone to telephone by inmates in prisons in England and Wales.
Asked by
David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2010
For answer on
29 March 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
The court proceedings database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. The court proceedings database does not hold specific information on offences beyond descriptions provided by the statutes under which prosecutions are brought. Information available centrally on defendant's proceeded against does not identify if the defendant is a prisoner. While data are extracted from mobile phones by a central unit, action taken as a result of that data is a matter for individual establishments and their partners. This is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.David Blakey's report and the Government response were published on 7 July 2008. The report emphasised the difficulties inherent in reducing contraband supply in prisons, and highlighted the link between drug supply and mobile phone availability in prisons.Good progress has been made in implementing Blakey's recommendations and the Government are committed to reducing the number of mobile phones in prisons and addressing the risks that mobile phones present both to prison security and to the safety of the public. We have implemented a strategy to minimise the number of mobile phones entering prisons, to find phones that do get in and to disrupt mobile phones that cannot be found.As part of this we have already strengthened the law through the Offender Management Act 2007, which made it an offence with a penalty of up to two years' imprisonment to bring a mobile phone or component into a prison. We are also taking forward legislation to criminalise the possession of devices including mobile telephones within a prison without authorisation.Due to the covert nature of mobile phone use in prisons, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is not able to estimate the number of mobile phones or component parts in circulation. NOMS is also unable to assess their usage.Prisons in England and Wales are instructed to send mobile phones and SIM cards found to a central unit and the data extracted from these mobile phones are then shared with establishments so that appropriate action can be taken locally. A record of these local actions is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Subjects
Prisoners; Prisons; Mobile phones
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1179-80W; 324864
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prosecutions there have been for offences relating to pornographic or violent images discovered on telephones seized from inmates in prisons in England and Wales in the last 12 months;
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prosecutions there have been for offences relating to pornographic or violent images discovered on telephones seized from inmates in prisons in England and Wales in the last 12 months;
Asked by
David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2010
For answer on
29 March 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
The court proceedings database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. The court proceedings database does not hold specific information on offences beyond descriptions provided by the statutes under which prosecutions are brought. Information available centrally on defendant's proceeded against does not identify if the defendant is a prisoner. While data are extracted from mobile phones by a central unit, action taken as a result of that data is a matter for individual establishments and their partners. This is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.David Blakey's report and the Government response were published on 7 July 2008. The report emphasised the difficulties inherent in reducing contraband supply in prisons, and highlighted the link between drug supply and mobile phone availability in prisons.Good progress has been made in implementing Blakey's recommendations and the Government are committed to reducing the number of mobile phones in prisons and addressing the risks that mobile phones present both to prison security and to the safety of the public. We have implemented a strategy to minimise the number of mobile phones entering prisons, to find phones that do get in and to disrupt mobile phones that cannot be found.As part of this we have already strengthened the law through the Offender Management Act 2007, which made it an offence with a penalty of up to two years' imprisonment to bring a mobile phone or component into a prison. We are also taking forward legislation to criminalise the possession of devices including mobile telephones within a prison without authorisation.Due to the covert nature of mobile phone use in prisons, the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is not able to estimate the number of mobile phones or component parts in circulation. NOMS is also unable to assess their usage.Prisons in England and Wales are instructed to send mobile phones and SIM cards found to a central unit and the data extracted from these mobile phones are then shared with establishments so that appropriate action can be taken locally. A record of these local actions is not held centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Subjects
Prisoners; Prisons; Mobile phones
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1179-80W; 324863
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on mental health services for prisoners in each (a) prison and (b) health authority area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many prisoners received such treatment in each such year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on mental health services for prisoners in each (a) prison and (b) health authority area in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and how many prisoners received such treatment in each such year.
Asked by
Owen Paterson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 March 2010
For answer on
6 April 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
Matters relating to all aspects of prisoners' health care in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety which falls within the remit of the devolved Northern Ireland Administration.
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Prisons; Mental health services
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1176W; 325426
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date his Department ceased to collect data on the number of women who had given birth while serving a sentence of imprisonment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date his Department ceased to collect data on the number of women who had given birth while serving a sentence of imprisonment.
Asked by
Alan Duncan
(Conservative)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2010
For answer on
22 February 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) withdrew the mother and baby unit (MBU) database from service in April 2009, as over time the data collected and the database itself had become distorted.The database's primary purpose was to collect information required to centrally manage and monitor demand for places in MBUs. Revised data requirements and a new reporting system have been introduced to fulfil this function.The database was also used to centrally record a range of information in order to answer queries about wider maternity-related issues. This data continues to be recorded locally for operational purposes. Given the level of public and parliamentary interest in this field, further work is being undertaken to examine the feasibility of developing a new central collection system. This work will not be completed until later this year, but a significant amount of the data should be available from early summer. Every effort will be made to consolidate historical data as far as possible.
Subjects
Prisons; Mother and baby units
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c1099W; 318049
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) custodial institutions and (b) approved premises there are in each constituency or smallest comparable local area for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) custodial institutions and (b) approved premises there are in each constituency or smallest comparable local area for which figures are available.
Asked by
Grant Shapps
(Conservative)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 March 2010
For answer on
25 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
Details of custodial institutions (including young offender institutions and immigration removal centres operated by the National Offender Management Service, secure training centres and secure children's homes) and approved premises in each constituency are set out in the following tables:
| Custodial institutions by constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Number |
| Arundel and South Downs | 1 |
| Aylesbury | 1 |
| Banbury | 1 |
| Bedford | 1 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 2 |
| Birmingham Ladywood | 1 |
| Bishop Auckland | 1 |
| Blaby | 1 |
| Boston and Skegness | 1 |
| Bridgend | 1 |
| Bristol West | 1 |
| Bromsgrove | 1 |
| Broxtowe | 1 |
| Buckingham | 1 |
| Burton | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire North East | 1 |
| Canterbury | 1 |
| Cardiff Central | 1 |
| Chelmsford West | 1 |
| Chorley | 2 |
| City of Durham | 3 |
| Copeland | 1 |
| Daventry | 2 |
| Derbyshire South | 1 |
| Derbyshire West | 1 |
| Devizes | 1 |
| Devon West and Torridge | 1 |
| Don Valley | 2 |
| Doncaster Central | 1 |
| Dorset North | 1 |
| Dorset South | 2 |
| Dorset West | 1 |
| Dover | 1 |
| Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | 1 |
| Eccles | 2 |
| Elmet | 2 |
| Erith and Thamesmead | 1 |
| Exeter | 2 |
| Fareham | 1 |
| Faversham and Kent Mid | 1 |
| Feltham and Heston | 1 |
| Fylde | 1 |
| Gloucester | 1 |
| Gosport | 1 |
| Haltemprice and Howden | 2 |
| Harborough | 1 |
| Henley | 1 |
| Hertfordshire South West | 1 |
| Hexham | 1 |
| Hull East | 1 |
| Huntingdon | 1 |
| Isle of Wight | 1 |
| Islington North | 1 |
| Islington South and Finsbury | 1 |
| Kingswood | 1 |
| Knowsley North and Sefton East | 1 |
| Lancaster and Wyre | 2 |
| Leeds North West | 1 |
| Leeds West | 1 |
| Leicester South | 1 |
| Leigh | 1 |
| Lewes | 1 |
| Lincoln | 1 |
| Liverpool Walton | 2 |
| Maidstone and The Weald | 1 |
| Manchester Blackley | 1 |
| Medway | 3 |
| Mid Norfolk and North Norfolk¹ | 1 |
| Milton Keynes South West | 2 |
| Mole Valley | 1 |
| Monmouth | 1 |
| Neath | 1 |
| Newark | 1 |
| Norfolk South West | 1 |
| Northavon | 3 |
| North West Durham | 1 |
| Norwich North | 1 |
| Nottingham East | 1 |
| Peterborough | 1 |
| Portsmouth South | 1 |
| Preston | 1 |
| Rayleigh | 1 |
| Reading East | 1 |
| Reigate | 2 |
| Richmond | 1 |
| Richmond Park | 1 |
| Rochdale | 1 |
| Rugby and Kenilworth | 1 |
| Rushcliffe | 1 |
| Rutland and Melton | 2 |
| Sedgefield | 1 |
| Selby | 1 |
| Sheffield, Hallam | 1 |
| Sherwood | 1 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 1 |
| Shropshire North | 1 |
| Sittingbourne and Sheppey | 3 |
| Sleaford and North Hykeham | 2 |
| Spelthorne | 1 |
| St. Helens North | 1 |
| Stafford | 1 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 1 |
| Staffordshire South | 2 |
| Stockton North | 1 |
| Stockton South | 1 |
| Stone | 1 |
| Streatham | 1 |
| Suffolk Coastal | 2 |
| Suffolk West | 2 |
| Surrey Heath | 1 |
| Swansea West | 1 |
| Tamworth | 1 |
| Tatton | 1 |
| Tooting | 1 |
| Totnes | 1 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 1 |
| Wakefield | 2 |
| Warrington North | 2 |
| Waveney | 1 |
| Wellingborough | 1 |
| Wells | 1 |
| Winchester | 1 |
| Worcestershire Mid | 1 |
| Yorkshire East | 1 |
| ¹ One prison crosses the boundaries of the constituencies of Mid Norfolk and North Norfolk. |
| Approved premises by constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Number |
| Aldridge-Brownhills | 1 |
| Batley and Spen | 1 |
| Battersea | 1 |
| Beckenham | 1 |
| Bedford | 1 |
| Billericay | 1 |
| Birmingham, Edgbaston | 1 |
| Birmingham, Parry Barr | 1 |
| Birmingham, Selly Oak | 2 |
| Blackburn | 1 |
| Bournemouth East | 1 |
| Brent East | 1 |
| Bridgwater | 1 |
| Brighton, Kemptown | 1 |
| Bristol North West | 1 |
| Bristol West | 2 |
| Bury North | 1 |
| Camberwell and Peckham | 1 |
| Cardiff West | 1 |
| Carlisle | 1 |
| Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | 1 |
| City of York | 1 |
| Clwyd South | 1 |
| Congleton | 1 |
| Conwy | 1 |
| Denton and Reddish | 1 |
| Derby North | 1 |
| Dewsbury | 1 |
| Doncaster Central | 1 |
| Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | 1 |
| Eccles | 1 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 1 |
| Falmouth and Camborne | 1 |
| Fareham | 1 |
| Gloucester | 1 |
| Guildford | 1 |
| Havant | 1 |
| Heywood and Middleton | 1 |
| Holborn and St. Pancras | 2 |
| Hyndburn | 1 |
| Ipswich | 1 |
| Islington North | 1 |
| Kingston upon Hull North | 1 |
| Leeds Central | 2 |
| Leeds North West | 2 |
| Leicester South | 2 |
| Lewisham West | 1 |
| Lincoln | 1 |
| Liverpool Riverside | 3 |
| Liverpool Wavertree | 1 |
| Luton South | 1 |
| Maidstone and The Weald | 1 |
| Manchester Central | 1 |
| Manchester, Withington | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 |
| Milton Keynes South West | 1 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1 |
| Northampton North | 1 |
| Norwich North | 1 |
| Nottingham East | 1 |
| Nottingham South | 1 |
| Nuneaton | 1 |
| Oldham West and Royton | 1 |
| Oxford East | 2 |
| Peterborough | 1 |
| Plymouth, Sutton | 1 |
| Reading West | 2 |
| Redcar | 1 |
| Richmond Park | 1 |
| Rotherham | 1 |
| Scunthorpe | 1 |
| Sheffield Heeley | 1 |
| Sherwood | 1 |
| South Dorset | 1 |
| Southampton Test | 1 |
| Stafford | 1 |
| Stoke-on-Trent Central | 1 |
| Streatham | 2 |
| Sunderland South | 1 |
| Swansea West | 1 |
| Tyne Bridge | 3 |
| Wakefield | 1 |
| Warley | 1 |
| Warwick and Lemington | 1 |
| West Ham | 1 |
| Windsor | 1 |
| Wolverhampton South East | 1 |
| Worcester | 1 |
Subjects
Prisons; Approved premises
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c1052-6W; 324788
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the Local Inmate Data System IT system was introduced for prisons in England and Wales; and whether his Department plans to upgrade or replace the system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the Local Inmate Data System IT system was introduced for prisons in England and Wales; and whether his Department plans to upgrade or replace the system.
Asked by
David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2010
For answer on
29 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
The Prison Service Local Inmate Database System (LIDS) was introduced in 1989. It is being replaced by a new case management system, called Prison-NOMIS (Prison-National Offender Management Information System). Prison-NOMIS is a national system with a centralised database. It is on schedule to be deployed to public prisons by summer 2010.
Subjects
Databases; ICT; Prisons
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c1083W; 324865
House
House of Commons
(2) what estimate he has made of the number of serious organised crime activities being carried out in prisons in England and Wales.
(2) what estimate he has made of the number of serious organised crime activities being carried out in prisons in England and Wales.
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 March 2010
For answer on
30 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 March 2010, Official Report, column 1470W.Covert criminal activity is, of its nature, very difficult to quantify. Prisons have a well established security information reporting framework. Where concerns are identified about a prisoner's potential criminal activity, prisons can draw on a range of measures to identify and disrupt that activity.The National Offender Management Service is also fully engaged in action to address serious and organised crime strategically, including the work identified in the Government report "Extending Our Reach: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Serious Organised Crime" to develop a strategy to manage serious organised criminals whilst in prison.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c1086W; 323980
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what recent estimate he has made of the level of serious organised crime involving drug trafficking in prisons in England and Wales;
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what recent estimate he has made of the level of serious organised crime involving drug trafficking in prisons in England and Wales;
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 March 2010
For answer on
30 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 March 2010, Official Report, column 1470W.Covert criminal activity is, of its nature, very difficult to quantify. Prisons have a well established security information reporting framework. Where concerns are identified about a prisoner's potential criminal activity, prisons can draw on a range of measures to identify and disrupt that activity.The National Offender Management Service is also fully engaged in action to address serious and organised crime strategically, including the work identified in the Government report "Extending Our Reach: A Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Serious Organised Crime" to develop a strategy to manage serious organised criminals whilst in prison.
Subjects
Organised crime; Prisons
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c1086W; 323926
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of illicit mobile telephones in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months; how many of those telephones were found in the possession of (a) staff and (b) prisoners; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of illicit mobile telephones in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months; how many of those telephones were found in the possession of (a) staff and (b) prisoners; and...
Asked by
John McDonnell
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 March 2010
For answer on
30 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
The Government are committed to reducing the number of mobile phones in prisons. We have already strengthened the law through the Offender Management Act 2007, which made it an offence with a penalty of up to two years' imprisonment to bring a mobile phone or component into a prison. We are also taking forward legislation through the Crime and Security Bill to criminalise. the possession of devices, including mobile telephones within a prison without authorisation.The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) does not hold centrally disaggregated information on the location or ownership of phones seized. Many phones and component parts are not attributable to individuals. Prisons in England and Wales are instructed to send mobile phones and SIM cards found to a central unit for analysis, it is from this unit's records that this answer is based The figures contained in the tables have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing data, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. These data are not subject to audit.The figures understate the actual number of finds, because they do not include items retained by the police for evidential purposes and phones not submitted for other reasons. It is not always appropriate to send phones to the central unit and some phones sent are not interrogated. These have not been included in these figures. NOMS is putting in place new procedures to improve the accuracy of these statistics.Tackling mobile phones in prison presents substantial and increasing technological challenges, and while the numbers of phones found clearly indicates the scale of the challenge, it is also a reflection of prisons' increasing success in finding them and better reporting. The following table shows the number of mobile phones and SIM cards that have been received from each of the prisons over the last 12 months.
| Mobile phone and SIM cards submitted to central unit (March 2009-February 2010) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | April | May | June | July | August | September | ||||||||
| M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | |
| High Security | ||||||||||||||
| Belmarsh | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Full Sutton | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frankland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long Lartin | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodhill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whitemoor | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| London | ||||||||||||||
| Brixton | — | — | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Feltham | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Holloway | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Latchmere House | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Pentonville | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| Wandsworth | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| Total | 30 | 27 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 30 | 34 |
| Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Cardiff | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Swansea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Usk/Prescoed | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Parc | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| South East | ||||||||||||||
| Albany | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aylesbury | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 7 |
| Blantyre House | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bronzefield | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Bullingdon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Camp Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Canterbury | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Coldingley | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cookham Wood | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dover | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Downview | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Sutton Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elmley | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Ford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Grendon | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haslar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Highdown | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Huntercombe | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maidstone | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Parkhurst | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| Reading | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Rochester | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Send | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Springhill | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Standford Hill | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Swaleside | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Winchester | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 48 | 42 | 44 | 36 | 71 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 53 |
| South West | ||||||||||||||
| Ashfield | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Bristol | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Channings Wood | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 |
| Dartmoor | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Dorchester | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eastwood Park | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Erlestoke | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exeter | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Gloucester | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Guys Marsh | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Leyhill | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | — |
| Portland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shepton Mallet | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| The Verne | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 42 | 32 | 38 |
| East of England | ||||||||||||||
| Bedford | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Blundeston | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bullwood Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chelmsford | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Edmunds Hill | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Highpoint | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Hollesley Bay | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Littlehey | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| The Mount | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| Norwich | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Peterborough | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Warren Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 42 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 61 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 28 |
| East Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Ashwell | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Fosten Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gartree | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Glen Parva | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Lowdham Grange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morton Hall | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Sea Camp | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nottingham | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Onley | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ranby | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| Rye Hill | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| Stocken | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sudbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wellingborough | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | — | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 |
| Whatton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 38 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 52 | 61 | 31 | 57 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 30 |
| West Midlands | ||||||||||||||
| Birmingham | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Brinsford | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Dovegate | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Drake Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Featherstone | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 12 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Hewell | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| Shrewsbury | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Stafford | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Stoke Heath | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Swinfen Hall | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Werrington | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 51 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 21 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | ||||||||||||||
| Askham Grange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Everthorpe | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | — |
| Hull | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Leeds | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 |
| Lindholme | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
| Moorland open | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Moorland closed | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| New Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northallerton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wealstun | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Wetherby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Wolds | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 |
| Total | 32 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 41 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 44 | 50 |
| North West | ||||||||||||||
| Altcourse | 11 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| Buckley Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Forest Bank | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| Garth | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 |
| Haverigg | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hindley | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kennet | 7 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kirkham | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
| Lancaster Castle | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Lancaster Farms | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Liverpool | 6 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Preston | 10 | 16 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Risley | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Styal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Thorn Cross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Wymott | — | 1 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Total | 54 | 63 | 110 | 111 | 74 | 77 | 97 | 99 | 66 | 67 | 131 | 85 | 63 | 63 |
| North East | ||||||||||||||
| Acklington | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Castington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deerbolt | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Durham | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Holme House | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Kirklevington Grange | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Low Newton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Grand total | 262 | 284 | 363 | 357 | 353 | 377 | 407 | 396 | 376 | 425 | 476 | 393 | 355 | 345 |
| October | November | December | January | February | Total | |||||||
| M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | M | S | |
| High Security | ||||||||||||
| Belmarsh | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Full Sutton | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Frankland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Long Lartin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 12 |
| Manchester | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 55 |
| Wakefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Woodhill | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Whitemoor | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| Total | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 93 |
| London | ||||||||||||
| Brixton | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 77 | 76 |
| Feltham | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 82 |
| Holloway | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| Latchmere House | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 21 | 6 |
| Pentonville | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 156 | 138 |
| Wandsworth | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 50 | 60 | 96 | 107 |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 10 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 127 | 126 |
| Total | 60 | 51 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 33 | 96 | 103 | 564 | 545 |
| Wales | ||||||||||||
| Cardiff | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 27 |
| Swansea | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 42 | 42 |
| Usk/Prescoed | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| Parc | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 90 |
| South East | ||||||||||||
| Albany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Aylesbury | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 67 | 70 |
| Blantyre House | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Bronzefield | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 19 |
| Bullingdon | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 24 |
| Camp Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Canterbury | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
| Coldingley | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Cookham Wood | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Dover | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 36 |
| Downview | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| East Sutton Park | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| Elmley | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 31 | 38 |
| Ford | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 8 |
| Grendon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 10 |
| Haslar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Highdown | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 34 |
| Huntercombe | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 |
| Kingston | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lewes | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Maidstone | 5 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 37 |
| Parkhurst | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 27 | 31 |
| Reading | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 |
| Rochester | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | |
| Send | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Springhill | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 25 | 19 |
| Standford Hill | 7 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 62 |
| Swaleside | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 78 |
| Winchester | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Total | 47 | 47 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 39 | 54 | 55 | 47 | 64 | 599 | 577 |
| South West | ||||||||||||
| Ashfield | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 13 |
| Bristol | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 34 |
| Channings Wood | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 53 |
| Dartmoor | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 37 |
| Dorchester | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 |
| Eastwood Park | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 11 |
| Erlestoke | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Exeter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 |
| Gloucester | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | |
| Guys Marsh | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 131 | 104 |
| Leyhill | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 57 |
| Portland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Shepton Mallet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
| The Verne | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 22 |
| Total | 28 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 401 | 376 |
| East of England | ||||||||||||
| Bedford | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Blundeston | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 17 | 21 |
| Bullwood Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chelmsford | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| Edmunds Hill | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 18 |
| Highpoint | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 36 |
| Hollesley Bay | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 63 |
| Littlehey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| The Mount | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 109 | 114 |
| Norwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 |
| Peterborough | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 84 | 93 |
| Warren Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Wayland | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 29 | 40 |
| Total | 43 | 43 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 25 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 424 | 429 |
| East Midlands | ||||||||||||
| Ashwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 15 |
| Fosten Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Gartree | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 23 |
| Glen Parva | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 43 |
| Lincoln | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 33 |
| Lowdham Grange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Morton Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| North Sea Camp | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 41 |
| Nottingham | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| Onley | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 |
| Ranby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 18 | 15 |
| Rye Hill | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 107 | 132 |
| Stocken | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Sudbury | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Wellingborough | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 87 |
| Whatton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 39 | 398 | 453 |
| West Midlands | ||||||||||||
| Birmingham | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 91 | 88 |
| Brinsford | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 33 |
| Dovegate | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 42 |
| Drake Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Featherstone | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 52 |
| Hewell | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 88 | 88 |
| Shrewsbury | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 |
| Stafford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
| Stoke Heath | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 33 |
| Swinfen Hall | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 24 | 28 |
| Werrington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 43 | 46 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 355 | 379 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | ||||||||||||
| Askham Grange | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Doncaster | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 13 |
| Everthorpe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 42 |
| Hull | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 28 |
| Leeds | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 52 |
| Lindholme | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 89 |
| Moorland open | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 27 | 24 |
| Moorland closed | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 22 |
| New Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Northallerton | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wealstun | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 27 |
| Wetherby | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Wolds | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 64 |
| Total | 24 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 374 | 367 |
| North West | ||||||||||||
| Altcourse | 17 | 16 | 63 | 61 | 30 | 25 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 354 | 357 |
| Buckley Hall | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Forest Bank | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 47 |
| Garth | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 71 |
| Haverigg | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 56 |
| Hindley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Kennet | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 30 |
| Kirkham | 17 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 55 | 14 | 260 | 89 |
| Lancaster Castle | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Lancaster Farms | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 35 |
| Liverpool | 20 | 17 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 168 | 177 |
| Preston | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 44 |
| Risley | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 77 |
| Styal | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 5 |
| Thorn Cross | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 33 |
| Wymott | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 76 |
| Total | 82 | 66 | 148 | 109 | 83 | 64 | 145 | 141 | 179 | 168 | 1,232 | 1,113 |
| North East | ||||||||||||
| Acklington | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 43 |
| Castington | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Deerbolt | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 |
| Durham | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| Holme House | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 31 |
| Kirklevington Grange | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 33 |
| Low Newton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 155 | 131 |
| Grand total | 386 | 373 | 399 | 337 | 350 | 325 | 430 | 423 | 459 | 479 | 4,616 | 4,514 |
Subjects
Prisons; Mobile phones
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c1086-100W; 323925
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doses of medication were (a) received into pharmacies in and (b) prescribed in the adult custodial estate in England and Wales in the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doses of medication were (a) received into pharmacies in and (b) prescribed in the adult custodial estate in England and Wales in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Asked by
David Howarth
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Phil Hope
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2010
For answer on
29 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
This information is not collected centrally. The responsibility for commissioning offender health services in publicly run prisons in England has been fully devolved to national health service primary care trusts since 2006 and as such pharmacy services are commissioned locally.Local clinical audit and governance is in place for offender medication management as in the wider NHS.Responsibility for the commissioning and provision of health services for offenders in Wales is devolved to the Welsh Assembly Government as it is for the population of Wales.
Subjects
Health services; Prisons
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c907W; 324861
House
House of Commons
Crime and Security Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Crime and Security Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Lead member
Lord West of Spithead
Answering member
Lord Skelmersdale
Department
Home Office
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Second reading
Legislation
Crime and Security Bill 2009-10
Subjects
Compensation; Databases; Criminal records; Crime; Alcoholic drinks; Crimes of violence; Anti-social behaviour; Airguns; Fingerprints; DNA; Evidence; Immobilisation of vehicles; Domestic abuse; Ethnic groups; Private sector; Motor vehicles; Parking; Police; Powers; Prisons; Misuse; Mobile phones; Minority groups; Scotland; Terrorism; Stop and search; Young people; Victims; Security guards; Anti-social behaviour orders; Anti-terrorism control orders; Parenting orders; Domestic violence protection orders; Domestic violence protection notices
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
718 c1225-78
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I first read the Bill in its original form as it started in the Commons. What struck me most, as I said to the Minister a week or two ago, was that there are so many alterations to recent legislation in it, including to some which is not...
My Lords, I first read the Bill in its original form as it started in the Commons. What struck me most, as I said to the Minister a week or two ago, was that there are so many alterations to recent legislation in it, including to some which is not...
Member
Baroness Hamwee
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Legislation
Crime and Security Bill 2009-10
Subjects
Compensation; Databases; Criminal records; Crime; Alcoholic drinks; Crimes of violence; Anti-social behaviour; Airguns; Fingerprints; DNA; Evidence; Immobilisation of vehicles; Domestic abuse; Ethnic groups; Private sector; Motor vehicles; Parking; Police; Powers; Prisons; Misuse; Mobile phones; Minority groups; Scotland; Terrorism; Stop and search; Young people; Victims; Security guards; Anti-social behaviour orders; Anti-terrorism control orders; Parenting orders; Domestic violence protection orders; Domestic violence protection notices
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
718 c1235-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation of the Bill. I wish that I shared his enthusiasm for some of its provisions. This Home Office Bill, like some others, is a jumble of unconnected items, some of them barely different from legislation passed in the past Session, the...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for his explanation of the Bill. I wish that I shared his enthusiasm for some of its provisions. This Home Office Bill, like some others, is a jumble of unconnected items, some of them barely different from legislation passed in the past Session, the...
Member
Baroness Neville-Jones
(Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Legislation
Crime and Security Bill 2009-10
Subjects
Compensation; Databases; Criminal records; Crime; Alcoholic drinks; Crimes of violence; Anti-social behaviour; Airguns; Fingerprints; DNA; Evidence; Immobilisation of vehicles; Domestic abuse; Ethnic groups; Private sector; Motor vehicles; Parking; Police; Powers; Prisons; Misuse; Mobile phones; Minority groups; Scotland; Terrorism; Stop and search; Young people; Victims; Security guards; Anti-social behaviour orders; Anti-terrorism control orders; Parenting orders; Domestic violence protection orders; Domestic violence protection notices
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
718 c1231-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords