§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans his Department has for increasing accommodation for prison officers serving at Her Majesty's Prison, Lincoln; and what steps have been taken to bring the rent allowance into line with the true cost of living for those officers who are not supplied with official accommodation.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeThe Prison Commissioners' building programme for 1957–58 has not yet been settled, but the present intention is to build 13 additional quarters for the staff of Lincoln Prison in that financial year. The maximum rates of rent allowance for prison officers were increased by 2s. a week from 1st July last, and the rate in Lincoln is now54W 29s. The general question of rent allowances is expected to come before the Departmental Whitley Council shortly.