§ Sir Ivan LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his proposed changes to the prison rules.
§ Mr. HowardI have laid prison and young offender institution amendment rules before Parliament to come into effect on 1 January 1994. First, the rules will extend the scope of confidentiality for prisoners' legal correspondence to all correspondence between prisoners and their legal advisers or a court, whether or not legal proceedings have been commenced. The rules set out the circumstances in which such correspondence may be opened, read or stopped. Secondly, the amendments will increase the maximum period of cellular confinement a governor may impose as a disciplinary punishment from three to 14 days for adult prisoners and from three to seven days for young offenders. This is a desirable strengthening in disciplinary powers, particularly in the light of the continuing trend in increased offending in prisons.
Black and Asian staff in the Ministry of Defence Grades within the open structure and occupational groups Total Staff at 1 April 1993 1Total Black Staff 1Total Asian Staff Open Structure Grade 1 (include 1A) 4 — — Open Structure Grade 2 9 — — Open Structure Grade 3 50 — — Open Structure Grade 4 34 — — Open Structure Grade 5 282 — — Open Structure Grade 6 730 — — Open Structure Grade 7 2,747 <10 16 Senior Executive Officer 1,211 — <10 Higher Executive Officer (D) 19 <10 <10 Higher Executive Officer 3,033 <10 <10 Administration Trainee 6 — <10 Executive Officer 5,771 45 46 Administrative Officer 14,921 186 173 Administrative Assistant 7,625 123 111 Senior Economic Assistant 1 — — Senior Assistant Statistician 2 — — Assistant Statistician 1 — — Senior Information Officer 29 — — Information Officer 53 — — Assistant Information Officer 2 — — Senior Librarian 16 — — Librarian 49 — — Assistant Librarian 48 — — Museum Curatorial Group Grade D 5 — — Museum Curatorial Group Grade E 6 — — Museum Curatorial Group Grade F 9 — — Museum Curatorial Group Grade G 6 — — Museum Conservation Group Grade F 1 — — Chief Constable 1 — — Deputy Chief Constable 2 — — Assistant Chief Constable 5 — — Chief Superintendent 12 — — Superintendent 27 — — Chief Inspector 66 — <10 Inspector 149 <10 <10 Sergeant 655 <10 <10 Constable 3,506 11 <10 Senior Professional and Technology Officer 2,341 <10 16 Higher Professional and Technology Officer 4,009 <10 49 Professional and Technology Officer 5,439 14 17 Professional and Technology Officer 4 6 — — Technical Grade 1 406 — <10 Technical Grade 2 32 — <10 Graduate Trainee 143 — <10 Trainee Incorporated Engineer 24 — — Senior Mapping and Charting Officer 120 — — Higher Mapping and Charting Officer 235 <10 <10 Mapping and Charting Officer 515 <10 <10 Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 1 218 — — Mapping and Charting Technical Grade 2 92 <10 <10 Senior Graphics Officer 13 — —