§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason the post of the Director General of HM Prison Service was not advertised. [99437]
§ Hilary BennThe official appointed Director General of the Prison Service is an established civil servant of the same grade as the post. He also has all of the necessary competences for the job and, as the former Deputy Director General, is the most senior Prison Service operational manager and has the greatest experience. Given the circumstances outlined, the Civil Service Commission's rules permitted the post to be filled without advertisement.
Persons starting probation service supervision with drugs/alcohol additional requirement attached to the main order—England and Wales Number of persons Type of additional requirement 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Community rehabilitation orders Residential drugs/alcohol treatment 346 299 276 236 192 Non-residential drugs/alcohol treatment 1,039 1,394 1,590 1,795 1,133 Drugs/alcohol treatment by/under qualified medical person 631 843 1,131 1,101 793 Total 2,016 2,536 2,997 3,132 2,118 Community punishment and rehabilitation orders Residential drugs/alcohol treatment 4 5 3 1 6 Non-residential drugs/alcohol treatment 165 238 238 175 143 Drugs/alcohol treatment by/under qualified medical person 92 105 110 1,31 71 Total 261 348 351 307 220
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional resources will be allocated for drug treatment and testing orders in each of the next two financial years. [99970]