Prisons: HMP Spring Hill

House of Lords written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.

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Photo of Lord Avebury Lord Avebury Liberal Democrat

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed by the Independent Monitoring Board in its annual report on HMP Spring Hill for the year to December 2010 concerning (a) the management of the healthcare contract with Care UK and the provision of adequate healthcare; (b) the provision of education services by Manchester College under its contract with the Skills and Funding Council; and (c) the withdrawal of some drug-testing and the management of drug risks within the prison.

Photo of Lord McNally Lord McNally Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Crispin Blunt) wrote to the chair of the IMB at Spring Hill responding to the annual report on 13 July 2011. His detailed response covered all the areas highlighted by the board. I have placed a copy of this response in the Library of the House.

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