§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to deal with the problem of shortage of staff in remand homes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss BaconThis is one aspect of the general problem that local authorities in England and Wales now have in staffing residential establishments of various kinds. I hope that the National Council of Social Services' Committee on the Staffing of Residential Homes and Institutions, in a forthcoming report, will suggest possible ways of improving the position.