HC Deb 15 April 1965 vol 710 c254W
Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many stabbings there were in Scottish prisons in the last three months.

Mr. Ross

Thirteen.

Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many assaults, including stabbings, there were in Scottish prisons in the last three months.

Mr. Ross

Seventy-one: 50 on prisoners and 21 on prison officers.

Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many assaults there were on prison officers in Scottish prisons in the last three months; and by what methods.

Mr. Ross

Twenty-one: 14 by punching and kicking, six by throwing articles or striking, and one by spitting.

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