§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison staff were on long-term sick leave due to assault for each year since 1988.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 14 February 1994]: Responsibility 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 Mr. A. J. Butler to Mr. Doug Hoyle dated 21 February 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in Derek Lewis' absence from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking how many prison staff were on long term sick leave due to assault for each year since 1988.As at 10 February 1994, 36 members of staff had been on sick leave for periods of at least two months as a result of assault by prisoners. I regret that information relating to earlier years is not available.