§ Mr. GunnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of the staff at Doncaster prison on 1 November had previous employment in a prison prior to joining Doncaster.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. John Gunnell, dated 19 December 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the staff employed at Doncaster prison.I understand from the Director of Doncaster prison that sixty of the staff employed there on 1 November had previous employment in a prison. This represents 14 per cent. of the workforce of the prison.