HC Deb 15 March 1990 vol 169 c354W
Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what account of race relations issues is taken by the prison department in the drafting of new contracts with individual prison governors.

Mr. Mellor

Regional directors have been asked to ensure that every governor's contract for 1990–91 includes objectives relating to the race relations liaison officer, the race relations management team and ethnic monitoring.

Mr. Bermingham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has any plans to allow prisoner representation on race relations and other internal committees in England and Wales.

Mr. Mellor

We are considering what guidance we might offer to governors about prisoner representation on race relations committees. As regards committees generally, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 16 January 1990 at column176.