§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he expects the provision of education in the remand wing of Feltham young offenders institution to be restored in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the recent visit by the Minister of State the right hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Mrs. Rumbold).
§ Mrs. RumboldEducation classes in the remand wing at Feltham young offenders institution are currently being prevented by a dispute between management and the local branch of the Prison Officers Association over staffing levels. A meeting will take place next month at which I hope the dispute will be resolved.
I visited Feltham on 8 January as part of a programme of visits I am undertaking to prison service establishments.