To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are serving sentences under the protection of rule 43; and what is the percentage in relation to the numbers of prisoners, by prison.
Statistics of prisoners on rule 43 have hitherto been collected centrally only in relation to adult males and the latest figures available are as at 31 December 1988. The information available is set out in the table. The percentages relate to the total sentenced adult male population at each establishment.
| Sentenced adult males at 31 December 1988 | ||
| Establishment | Number on Rule 43 (own protection) | Percentage of total |
| North Region | ||
| Acklington | 0 | — |
| Durham | 112 | 15·7 |
| Frankland | 40 | 10·1 |
| Full Sutton | 13 | 5·1 |
| Garth | 0 | — |
| Haverigg | 2 | 0·7 |
| Hull | 53 | 22·2 |
| Kirkham | 0 | — |
| Lancaster | 0 | — |
| Leeds | 144 | 27·1 |
| Lindholme | 3 | 0·4 |
| Liverpool | 165 | 13·4 |
| Manchester | 93 | 108 |
| Preston | 4 | 1·2 |
| Risley | 0 | — |
| Rudgate | 0 | — |
| Thorp Arch | 0 | — |
| Wakefield | 31 | 4·2 |
| Wymott | 1 | 0·3 |
| 661 | ||
| South West Region | ||
| Bristol | 36 | 9·5 |
| Cardiff | 28 | 5·1 |
| Channings Wood | 4 | 0·8 |
| Dartmoor | 27 | 4·3 |
| Dorchester | 5 | 6·0 |
| Erlestoke House | 0 | — |
| Exeter | 29 | 14·2 |
| Gloucester | 14 | 7·1 |
| Grendon | 55 | 27·1 |
| Leyhill | 0 | — |
| Long Lartin | 10 | 2·5 |
| Oxford | 8 | 6·4 |
| Pucklechurch | 0 | — |
| Reading | 6 | 4·8 |
| Shepton Mallet | 1 | 0·4 |
| Swansea | 29 | 9·9 |
Sentenced adult males at 31 December 1988
| ||
Establishment
| Sentenced adult males at Number on Rule 43 (own protection)
| 31 December 1988 Percentage of total
|
| The Verne | 0 | — |
| Winchester | 60 | 20·5 |
| 312 | ||
Midland Region
| ||
| Asgwell | 2 | 0·5 |
| Bedford | 6 | 5·5 |
| Birmingham | 34 | 6·1 |
| Featherstone | 0 | — |
| Gartree | 17 | 5·5 |
| Leicester | 43 | 21·2 |
| Lincoln | 88 | 26·8 |
| Littlehey | 0 | — |
| Morton Hall | 0 | — |
| North Sea Camp | 0 | — |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0·3 |
| Ranby | 2 | 0·6 |
| Shrewsbury | 23 | 11·9 |
| Stafford | 45 | 5·6 |
| Stocken | 2 | 0·7 |
| Sudbury | 0 | — |
| 263 | ||
South East Region
| ||
| Albany | 2 | 0·5 |
| Aldington | 0 | — |
| Blantyre House | 0 | — |
| Blundeston | 4 | 1·0 |
| Brixton | 44 | 24·2 |
| Camp Hill | 23 | 4·7 |
| Canterbury | 28 | 28·9 |
| Chelmsford | 11 | 11·4 |
| Coldingley | 0 | — |
| Ford | 0 | — |
| Highpoint | 0 | — |
| Kingston | 0 | — |
| Latchmere House | 0 | — |
| Lewes | 15 | 6·0 |
| Maidstone | 2 | 0·4 |
| Northeye | 8 | 3·4 |
| Norwich | 59 | 15·3 |
| Parkhurst | 12 | 5·1 |
| Pentonville | 45 | 7·5 |
| Rochester | 0 | — |
| Send | 0 | — |
| Standford Hill | 0 | — |
| Swaleside | 7 | 1·8 |
| Wandsworth | 382 | 26·2 |
| Wayland | 3 | 0·6 |
| Wormwood Scrubs | 37 | 9·4 |
| 682 | ||