HC Deb 21 July 1980 vol 989 cc49-50W
Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidance or instruction is in operation governing the consideration of the characteristics and history of prisoners allocated to the same cell;

(2) what is the policy and the procedure followed in deciding the allocation of a cell to a convicted murderer, especi- ally where it is proposed he should share a cell.

Mr. Brittan

These are matters for the governor of the establishment, who takes account of all the relevant information about the inmate's history and character.