HC Deb 17 July 1924 vol 176 c568
21. Mr J. HARRIS

asked the Home Secretary whether the practice is being adopted of transferring prisoners from Colonial prisons to prisons in this country; and how many such prisoners are at present serving their sentences in prisons in the British Islands?

Mr. HENDERSON

Prisoners are sometimes brought to England from some part of His Majesty's Dominions overseas in order to serve their sentences here under the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1884. At present there are one such prisoner from India and four sent here from Crown Colonies.

Mr. HARRIS

On whom falls the charge for bringing prisoners from Dependencies—not Dominions—to this country, to serve their sentences here; is it this country or the Dependency concerned?

Mr. HENDERSON

I must have notice of that question.