§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take action to solve the prison officer staff shortages at Durham prison.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggTen staff have been allocated to Her Majesty's prison Durham from the training courses which finish in August. At the same time, in common with all establishments, Durham is working to ensure that the best use is made of its staff resources under fresh start.
§ Mr. IrvingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners at Bedford prison are(a) two to a cell and (b) three to a cell.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggOn 10 July, the most recent date for which this information is readily available, 58 prisoners were accommodated two to a cell and 195 prisoners were accommodated three to a cell in cells designed for one prisoner at Her Majesty's prison Bedford.