§ 74. Mr. Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are at present in solitary 218W confinement; for how many hours each day they are let out of their cells; and how long he expects this position to continue.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerOn 1st August, 1961, there were 201 prisoners so segregated of whom 123 were segregated at their own request. They are out of their cells for one hour a day. By providing special accommodation in two prisons for the reception of difficult prisoners I have already reduced the need for segregation and I hope shortly to make another prison available for this purpose.