HC Deb 05 February 2001 vol 362 c432W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison staff of principal officer grade and above have(a) resigned and (b) transferred out of prisons in the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [148175]

Mr. Boateng

The information requested is provided in the table:

Year Resigned Transferred
1998 1 25
1999 2 16
2000 2 41
2001 6 82

Mr. O'Hara

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vacancies for prison officers were(a) advertised and (b) filled in each institution in the north-west of England between July 2000 and the latest date for which information is available. [148135]

Mr. Boateng

None of the establishments in the north-west of England has had advertised vacancies between July 2000 and 31 January 2001.