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Mr. McNamara
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many category A women prisoners there were in Her Majesty's prison, Durham; and how many strip searches were made on category A prisoners in Her Majesty's prison, Durham, in February 1987, indicating (a) strip searches before and after consultation with legal advisers, (b) after visits and (c) after cell change, wing search and cell search.
Mr. Mellor
During February there were four category A women prisoners in Durham prison. Strip searches were carried out on women prisoners in this category in the circumstances and on the number of occasions shown:
| Number | |
| After legal visits | Nil |
| After other visits | 5 |
| At the time of cell changes; during wing searches and cell searches | 9 |
| TOTAL | 14 |