§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers' houses have been sold at each London prison.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIn the period from 1 April 1982 to 31 October 1988, the numbers sold were:
Number Brixton 56 Holloway 2 Pentonville 22 Wandsworth 32 Wormwood Scrubs 12 Information in respect of the period before 1 April 1982 is not readily available.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers' houses are allocated to prison officers at each London prison.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn 31 October 1988, the numbers allocated, including flats, were:
Number Brixton 323 Holloway 166 Pentonville 195 Wandsworth 207 Wormwood Scrubs 336
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, as at 31 October, how many prison officers' houses had been sold in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIn the period from 1 April 1982 to 31 October 1988, 4,020 prison officers' houses were sold in England and Wales. Information in respect of the period before 1 April 1982 is not readily available.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the money from the sale of prison officers' housing is spent by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIncome from the sale of prison officers' quarters is treated as an appropriation-in-aid, and thereby forms part of the total net provision for the prison service in England and Wales: as such it cannot be separately identified.