§ 34. Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to a resolution passed by the Federation of League of Nations Societies, at its plenary congress at Berlin in May, 1927, urging on the Assembly of the League of Nations the necessity of instituting an inquiry at the earliest possible moment, with a view to framing an international convention upon the conditions, including conditions of prison labour, to be observed in all civilised countries in the treatment of persons under arrest or in captivity: and whether he proposes to take any action in the matter?
§ Captain MARGESSON (Lord of the Treasury)My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department has asked me to reply. He has seen a copy of the resolution. The matter alluded to is engaging: the attention of the International Prison Commission and. as at present advised, he does not propose to take any action.