§ 46. Mr. James Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the total annual cost, and the proportion thereof payable by Great Britain, of retaining the 73-year-old former Reichsminister of Germany, Herr Rudolph Hess, under life sentence as a solitary prisoner in Spandau gaol.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe total cost of Spandau in 1966 was approximately £36,000. This cost is borne by the German authorities. The salaries for the British warders, which are paid by Her Majesty's Government, came to £6,691.
§ 47. Mr. James Davidsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations he has made or intends to make to the other three Powers concerned with Great Britain in regard to the possible release of Herr Rudolph Hess from Spandau Prison.
§ 88. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the result of Her Majesty's Government's consultations with the other Governments concerned on the future of Herr Rudolph Hess.
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§ Mr. William RodgersIn 1964 and again last year Her Majesty's Government together with the French and United States Governments, made representations to the Soviet Government for their agreement to the release of Hess. These approaches were unsuccessful. Proposals for a less elaborate method of detention are under four-Power discussion in Berlin.