HC Deb 25 November 1987 vol 123 cc190-1W
Mr. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now recognise the Prison Governors' Association.

Mr. John Patten

We are considering the new association's request for recognition, which was received last month. Consideration of the request will inevitably take some time; there are a number of factors to be examined, and the views of other interested parties must be taken into account.