HC Deb 03 May 1883 vol 278 cc1705-6
MR. GUY DAWNAY

asked the President of the Board of Trade, What steps Her Majesty's Government are taking with respect to the Departmental Committee on Prison Labour; and, whether some arrangements will soon be made for the employment of convict labour in the construction of harbours of refuge?

SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT

Sir, I made a statement on this subject on the 23rd of February, to which I would refer the hon. Gentleman. If he refers to the Estimate for Convict Prisons, he will find that there is a Vote for commencing the building of a convict prison at Dover.