§ Mr. Litherlandasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply on 13 March to the hon. Member for Ormskirk (Mr. Kilroy-Silk) on the dispute at Manchester prison, whether the action by prison officers is continuing; and what further steps have been taken to resolve it.
§ Mr. BrittanThe action by prison officers continues.
The deputy governor of Manchester prison met the local branch of the Prison Officers' Association on 21 April and it is hoped the branch officers will now decide that their action should be discontinued.