§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what terms of reference or guidelines he has given to General Sir John Learmont for the inquiry he is conducting into prison security. [16571]
§ Mr. HowardOn 19 December 1994,Official Report, columns 957–58, I announced to the House that I was appointing General Sir John Learmont to review security throughout the Prison Service. The terms of reference for the review are:
In the light of the report of the inquiry into the attempted escape from HM prison Whitemoor on 9 September 1994, to review physical security and security procedures in the Prison Service in England and Wales, and to make recommendations.