§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of the total wage bill for prison officer staff in closed prisons and each of the dispersal prisons is made up of overtime payments; and what is the average overtime payment in dispersal prisons for each of the last five years;
(2) what is the total wage bill for prison officer staff in closed prisons and for each of the dispersal prisons.
§ Mr. JohnI regret that information is not readily available in the form requested and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total prison officer staff employed in closed prisons; and how many are employed in each of the dispersal prisons.
§ Mr. JohnAt 1st October 1976 prison officer class staff in male closed prisons, including the dispersal prisons, was 10,201.
The figure for each of the dispersal prisons was:
Albany … … 288 Gartree … … 257 Hull … … 252* Long Lartin … … 284 Parkhurst … … 345 Wakefield … … 339 Wormwood Scrubs … … 447 * At 1st September 1976.