Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gerry Steinberg (Labour), on Tuesday, 26 November 1991, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 78 members in total.

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PRISON OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION

That this House deplores the recent attacks made by some honourable Members and the media, particularly Robert Kilroy-Silk's article in the Daily Express on 28th October, on the Prison Officers' Association; condemns the irresponsible rhetoric of those who have pointed the finger at members of the POA, suggesting they are the source of all the nation's penal system grievances and are responsible for the tension and mistrust in prisons, when it is clear that Government policies have led to prison overcrowding, the closing of prison workshops and the cancellation of education classes; notes that the charges of greed and insensitivity are unsubstantial fits of name-calling; and calls on the Government to oppose these scathing attacks and protect the integrity of the members of the POA and their families.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

276 

Session

1991-92

Subjects

Prisons POA

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk