HC Deb 14 February 1985 vol 73 c233W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proposals he has for the future occupation of empty prison houses on the Isle of Wight;

(2) how many houses built to provide accommodation for prison officers are at present empty on the Isle of Wight.

Mr. Mellor

Of 103 quarters currently vacant, 11 have been allocated to staff, 36 are being refurbished, and 18 are being sold. Thirty-eight are earmarked for future staff needs. As more become vacant they will be sold.

Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many notices to quit or eviction orders in respect of prison houses have been served on former prison officers or members of a prison officer's family in the Isle of Wight over the past three years.

Mr. Mellor

Fifty-one notices to quit and nine eviction orders.