§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if female probation officers and psychologists at Wakefield prison have yet been issued with keys; if not, why not; and what action he proposes to take to ensure that keys are supplied to such persons.
§ Mr. BrittanThe staff concerned have not yet been issued with keys because the local branch of the Prison Officers' Association has instructed its members not to do so; the matter is under discussion with the Prison Officers' Association at national level and it is hoped to reach an early conclusion.