§ 19. Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about proposals for redundancies in the Prison Service. [13869]
§ Miss WiddecombeMy right hon. and learned Friend has received a number of representations about Prison Service plans for cost reductions and for improving its efficiency. The aim will be, so far as possible, to achieve any necessary staffing reductions without resort to compulsory redundancy.