§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to convert any floating structures into prisons.
§ 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. George Howarth, dated 19 December 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about converting floating structures into prisons.At present there no plans to convert floating structures into prisons.