§ Mr. Thurtleasked the Home Secretary whether ex-Inspector John Syme, who is at present detained in Brixton gaol, is carrying out his threat to refuse all food?
§ Sir S. HoareYes, Sir; since Mr. Syme's reception into prison on the 7th instant, he has refused to take any food, and in view of his condition I have, on the advice of my medical advisers, to-day authorised his temporary release from prison under the Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act, 1913.