§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present recognised establishment of prison officers for all prisons in England and Wales.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe total staffing provision for the present financial year includes about 13,800 prison officers for the prison service in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are presently employed as prison officers in England and Wales.
§ Dr. Summerskill13,079 on 1st May 1974, including 202 on temporary duty in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons were recruited into the prison service in England and Wales in each of the past 12 calendar months.
§ Dr. SummerskillRecruitment to the prison service cannot be entirely distinguished from recruitment to the Home Office as a whole. But for those grades of staff that are recruited by the Home Office exclusively for employment in the prison service, the latest available figures are as follows:
May 1973 … … … 90 June … … … 113 July … … … 106 August … … … 123 September … … … 37 October … … … 165 November … … … 91 December … … … 113 January 1974 … … … 87 February … … … 52 March … … … 192 April … … … 95