§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on the Prison Service project to reduce violence against staff; and when a report will be published.
§ 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 20 December 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the Prison Service project to reduce violence against staff.The preliminary work of the project has been completed and the results will shortly be considered by the Prison Board. Further work is likely to be undertaken. There are no plans to publish the preliminary results.