Question on prison staff in the North West
9 December 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Minister of State for Justice, Maria Eagle, answered a written question from Andrew Stunell on the number of full-time equivalent staff at each prison establishment in the North West in the last five years
- Commons Hansard: Question on staffing levels in prisons
- Topical Issues: Prisons
- About Parliament: Written Answers
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