§ 17. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many, during the last ten years, disciplinary and other inquiries have been held into the administration of Her Majesty's Prisons in Scotland; and what were the reasons each of those inquiries was held and the result of each.
§ Mr. MaclayNone, Sir.
§ Mr. HughesDoes the Secretary of State realise that many of these inquiries are made necessary because of the impossible task set for excellent prison governors who are forced to make prisoners do work for which they are unsuited? Will he take the opportunity afforded by the setting up of the inquiry yesterday to make its terms sufficiently wide to cover this kind of thing?
§ Mr. MaclayThe hon. and learned Member and I are talking of different inquiries. I assume that his Question referred to inquiries into certain conditions in prisons, which is quite a different matter from that which will concern the inquiry referred to yesterday. The answer to his Question is "No".