§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours were owed to prison officers under the time off in lieu scheme in total and for each prison in England and Wales for(a) the latest date available, (b) six months ago, (c) 12 months ago, (d) 18 months ago and (e) two years ago.
§ 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. Doug Hoyle, dated 17 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how many hours were owed to prison officers under the TOIL scheme in total and for each prison at different times in the past two years.759WThe information is not available centrally in precisely the form requested and could be collated only at disproportionate cost. However, a survey was completed recently, covering a similar period and the figures from it, which are provisional, have been included in the attached table, a copy of which has been placed in the House of Commons Library.