§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discounts are offered to tenants of prison department properties in England and Wales when these are offered for sale.
§ Mr. HurdNo discounts are available to those living in prison quarters (who are licensees, not tenants). Instead, in 1980, the staff concerned were offered a scheme for interest-free advances of salary to assist with the purchase of any house. In the case of governor grades and chaplains, this scheme is in operation. In the case of prison officer grades implementation of the scheme is linked to agreement on a common working system for prison officers, on which negotiations are continuing.