§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department 484W whether British footwear is issued to persons detained in Home Office establishments.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe majority of the boots, shoes and slippers worn by inmates in penal establishments are manufactured by prison industries from materials purchased entirely from British firms. Where purchases of footwear are necessary contracts are always placed with British firms which normally supply footwear of British manufacture.
§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether British footwear is issued to Home Office personnel.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe great majority of all the footwear provided for Home Office staff is issued to prison officers and this is all British made. Small quantities of protective footwear are purchased from local sources and there is no reason to suppose that most of this is not also British made.