HC Deb 25 January 1999 vol 324 c74W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of uniformed prison officers who are working in prisons in England and Wales are from ethnic minority communities. [67220]

Mr. George Howarth

As at 31 December 1998, 2.5 per cent of uniformed prison officer grades are from ethnic minority communities.