§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present quantity of prison officers' accommodation at each of the London prisons available for letting to serving prison officers.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe number of quarters available for serving prison officers at each of the London prisons as at 1 April 1991, the latest date for which information is available, is as follows:
Number Vacant Belmarsh 6 3 Brixton 223 18 Holloway 145 1 Pentonville 104 5 Wandsworth 161 7 Wormwood Scrubs 208 3 Under the new conditions of service introduced by "fresh start" in 1987, prison officers are no longer quarters entitled. They occupy quarters on service tenancies and are allowed to purchase under a discount sale scheme, subject to availability and eligibility.