§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how long there has been a dispute about shower facilities at Liverpool prison; if he has any plans to increase manning levels at the prison; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorThe use of the showers on K wing, which was refurbished in 1982–83, involves the wider issue of the provision of association at Liverpool prison. We have no plans at present to increase manning levels there but it is expected that manning will be reviewed in the general follow-up to the recent study of shift and complementing systems.