§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the prison service staff have been supplied with the new style prison officer's uniform; when it was introduced; at what total cost to the prison service; and what were the reasons for the change.
§ Mr. JohnThe new uniform, first issued in November 1974, has been supplied to some 11,000 officers at a cost of about £570,000.
The aim was to provide something more durable, comfortable and distinctive than the old uniform, and better 587W suited to production by modern techniques.