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Mrs. Dunwoody
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present staffing level of Holloway Prison compared with its establishment.
Dr. Summerskill
The number of staff—all grades—on the strength of Holloway prison on 31st January 1976 was 258 plus 22 agency nursing staff. The complement is 318.
Mrs. Dunwoody
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to deal with the low staffing levels and high incident rate in Holloway gaol.
Dr. Summerskill
Action on applications from women is being speeded up and should provide further women prison officer recruits. We do not consider that the incident rate at Holloway prison is disproportionately high.