§ 41. Mr. McGOVERNasked the Home Secretary what articles are produced by convict and prison labour; how these articles are disposed of; and if he can give an undertaking to stop the dumping of these articles in the open market?
§ Sir H. SAMUELExcept for a very occasional sale of a few special articles to private purchasers at a price not below the market price, all the articles made in prisons in England and Wales are utilised by the Prison Department or by other Government Departments. The second part of the question does not therefore arise. A list of prison industries is given in an appendix to the annual reports of the Prison Commissioners. Questions as regards the position in Scotland should be addressed to the Secretary of State for Scotland.