§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the number of cases referred to the prisons ombudsman since his appointment. [40943]
§ Miss WiddecombeThe prisons ombudsman had received 1,810 letters of complaint by 31 October 1995, of which 464 were eligible for investigation by his office; the eligibility of a further 159 was being considered.