§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his Department's present discussions with the Prison Officers Association.
§ Mr. HurdI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Westminster, North (Mr. Wheeler) on 14 May, at columns540W 464–66. I understand that the national executive committee of the Prison Officers' Association is arranging to ballot the association's members and will be recommending the calling-off of the industrial action: the ballot is likely to take place around the beginning of July and the result should he known about a week later.