§ 54. Mr. Bennasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will list the offences for which the manacling of prisoners is authorised in each of the colonial territories; and how many persons have been manacled in each of these territories in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HareManacles are not applied as a punishment for offences by prisoners but only to restrain them in case of need. A report on the use of mechanical restraints in all Colonial Territories was placed in the Library of the House in May last year and I am sending a copy to the hon. Member.