§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to public spending was of the diversity training programme within the prison service; and how long it will take for all relevant prison staff to have completed the programme. [53419]
§ Beverley HughesThe total cost, met from an award from the Cabinet Office Invest to Modernise fund, was £715,000. All staff should have been trained within the next two to three years.
§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his department has contributed to the gays and lesbians in the prison service support group. [53420]
§ Beverley HughesSupport from the prison service has largely been advisory for this staff support network. A small amount of funding (less than £2,000) has been given towards the cost of leaflets and posters.