§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the use of freephone and freepost facilities currently being operated by his Department; how much these facilities are costing; for what purposes these facilities are being used; and how much his Department has spent on operating freephone and freepost facilities in each financial year since 1979.
§ Mr. HowardExceptionally, where there has been a major incident, the Prison Service has set up a temporary500W free telephone number for the use of relatives of those affected. The expenditure is small and could be quantified only at disproportionate expense. Freepost facilities are not used.