§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what instructions or guidance have been issued to prison governors since 27 September 1994 concerning the employment of mock attacks by low flying military jets in an attempt to resolve prison incidents. [38122]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 October 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about what instructions have been issued to prison governors since 27 September 1994 concerning the employment of mock attacks by low flying military jets to resolve prison incidents.
No instructions have been issued with regard to incidents in prisons.