§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will re-examine the decision not to make resources available for a shift back to probation orders.
§ Mr. WhitelawNo such decision has been taken. On the contrary, in accordance with the Government's policy of promoting the use of alternatives to custodial penalties, encouragement is being given to an increased use of probation orders and resources are available, and are being increased, in the probation and after-care service.