§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the projected increase in the number of prison and probation officers, respectively, by 1983–84.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe Government's present expenditure plans for 1981–84 (Cmnd. 8175) provide for the number of prison officers to remain within the current ceiling of 16,965 during that period and for the number of probation officers to increase from 4,900 in 1980–81 to about 5,100 by March 1984.