§ 59. Mr. FOOTasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has received any protests against the exhibition of dummy executions at the disused Bodmin Prison; and if he will, in the sale of any prison premises in future, impose a restriction making these exhibitions impossible?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Short)Yes, Sir, representations have been made to my right hon. Friend about this undesirable exhibition, and on any future occasion of a sale of prison premises the hon. Member's suggestion will certainly be borne in mind.
§ Mr. HAYCOCKIf it is such a terrible thing to witness a dummy execution, how much more terrible it must be to witness a real execution!