HC Deb 27 June 1988 vol 136 cc54-5W
Mr. Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the percentage proportion of prison purchasing done in small local retail shops for each prison.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Certain items may be purchased from local retail shops, but the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Such shops are, however, used extensively by prison staff and their families living in the area.

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