§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many vacancies and of what type at present are notifed to his offices in (a) the West Midlands, (b) the Black Country area of the region and (c) the Walsall travel-to-work area; what were the figures for May 1979; and what are the percentage differences in the total figures in categories (a), (b) and (c).
§ Mr. AlisonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
Authorised staffing level Staff in post Shortfall (a) Wormwood Scrubs 529 450 79 (b) Brixton 667 602 65 (c) Wandsworth 389 347 42 (d) Pentonville 345 313 32 The shortage of staff in each case is partly offset at present by the use of detached duty staff. Three staff are currently provided each weekday for Wormwood Scrubs, 10 for Brixton, six for Wandsworth and six for Pentonville.