HC Deb 27 January 1989 vol 145 c773W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outbreaks of food poisoning in prisons have there been in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Six confirmed outbreaks of salmonella food poisoning have been reported and investigated since 1984. There have been no known cases of other outbreaks of food poisoning.