§ 17. Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he proposes to meet the union representatives from remand centres to discuss his proposals for the future of remand centres.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggNeither my right hon. Friend nor I have immediate plans for such a meeting, but prison service management meets trade union representatives regularly to discuss developments in the service. Changes affecting individual establishments are also the subject of local consultation.
§ 25. Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his Department will provide the training for staff employed in private remand centres.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggIt remains to be decided how the training of staff for any private remand centres would be provided, but whatever the arrangements, we would have to be satisfied that adequate training was given.