§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
On which days in the month of May the bookbinding shop in Maidstone Prison was closed, and why.
§ Lord GlenarthurThe bookbinding shop at Maidstone Prison was closed on three public holidays in May and for the whole or part of a further 17 days because no prison officers were available on those days to provide control and discipline supervision in the workshop.