§ 10. Mr. DENNISONasked the Home Secretary whether he will publish, in a White Paper or otherwise, details of the educational work now being done in each one of His Majesty's prisons; and whether he will see that, in the next Annual Report of the Prison Commissioners, special attention is paid to the value of educational work done in each prison?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI do not think any useful public purpose would be served by publishing as a White Paper details of the educational work of each prison. The subject was dealt with at reasonable length in the last Annual Report of the Prison Commissioners, and I should not feel justified in asking them to devote to it in their next Report the amount of space entailed by the hon. Member's suggestion. One has to have regard to economy.
§ Mr. DENNISONIs the right hon. Gentleman satisfied with the educational progress?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have personally investigated it myself, I have been to many prisons and seen the kind of education given, and very good work is certainly being done.