HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 c713W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people(a) applied for and (b) were approached to apply for the post of Director General of the Prison Service when it was vacated by Mr. Derek Lewis. [19835]

Mr. Howard

I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Cox) on 26 February,Official Report, column 417.