§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Ealing, North on 17 May, Official Report, column 235, why it was not considered appropriate to upgrade the post of Chief Education Officer for the Prison Service to grade 5; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorThe duties of the post, which have been carefully examined by senior management and by Home Office staff inspectors, are considered to fall short of the stringent criteria for inclusion in the unified grading structure at level 5.