HC Deb 02 November 1988 vol 139 c647W
Mr. Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the directors general of the prison service during the last 10 years had previously served as prison governors.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Neither of the holders of the post of director general over the last 10 years had previously served as a prison governor. However, the post of deputy director general has been held by former governors since its establishment in 1980.