§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prison officers are employed in prisons within which the prisoners are of the opposite sex.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 17 February 1993]: This month there are approximately 70 female officers in uniformed grades in male prison establishments and 24 male uniformed staff at the women's prison in Cornton Vale.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prison officers now wear name badges; and when the staff in all the prisons will be required to wear name badges.
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§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 17 February 1993]: Staff in all Scottish prisons are required to wear name badges and are now doing so. Particular exceptions can however be made where wearing name badges would jeopardise staff safety.