§ 5. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now implement Recommendation No. 34 of the Report of the Estimates Committee on Prisons, Borstals and Detention Centres.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThis recommendation was accepted. It has been pursued since October, 1967, mainly through liaison with the Women's Group on Public Welfare, on which a wide range of national women's organisations is represented.
§ Mrs. ShortWhat progress has been made as a result of the consultations? This is some time ago. I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that very useful work could be done by women's organisations in this respect.
§ Mr. ReesVery valuable work is done. The Home Office Adviser in After-Care represents my right hon. Friend at meetings of the Women's Group on Public Welfare. She has addressed the group and contributed to its newsletter. Much is being done.
§ Mr. CarlisleIs the hon. Gentleman aware that paragraph 191 of the Report, which included this recommendation, pointed out that the W.R.V.S. already provides homes for people discharged from Borstal? Does he not agree that there is a need for more voluntary provision of homes for ex-prisoners?