§ 46. Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of prison contracts involving the use of prison labour, which have been tendered for, and granted to the Prison Department during each of the last three years.
§ Mr. CarlisleInformation is readily available only for the past two years and for major contracts placed centrally with Prison Industries. In 1970–71 450 and in 1971–72 369 such contracts were successfully tendered for.