HC Deb 20 March 1984 vol 56 c395W
Mr. Alex Carlile

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total establishment of the prison service on 1 January 1982, 1 January 1983 and 1 January 1984, respectively.

Mr. Hurd

The manpower ceilings for the prison service in England and Wales on the dates requested were as follows:

Numbers
1 January 1982 25,890
1 January 1983 26,038
1 January 1984 26,937