§ Colonel GOODMANasked the Home Secretary the pay of the subordinate ranks of the prison staff, with the annual increments, including the engineering staffs?
§ Sir J. GILMOURPrison officers receive in addition to their pay certain emoluments including free quarters or an allowance in lieu. The pay of male officers starts at 44s. 9d. a week and rises by 10 annual increments to 61s. 3d. There are some further increments for men who remain 15 or 20 years in this grade, and there is a higher scale for those promoted to be principal officers. The lowest grade of engineers start at 58s. 10d. a week and rise by nine annual increments to 75s. 2d. There are higher scales for engineers in the more responsible posts. I am sending my hon. Friend a full statement of the various scales.
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Home Secretary whether, seeing that he has increased the staff in several of His Majesty's 2158W prisons, he will consider increasing the staff at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum; and whether he is aware that many days of statutory reliefs are due to the staff at the asylum in consequence of a lack of attendants to carry out the duties?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am making inquiry into the points raised by the hon. Member, and will communicate with him.