HC Deb 29 November 1971 vol 827 cc24-5W
Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) by what authority officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary assaulted prisoners in custody by subjecting them to high pitched noises from a noise machine in the manner described in the Compton Report;

(2) by what authority officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary assaulted prisoners in custody by covering their heads with hoods in the manner described in the Compton Report;

(3) by what authority officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary forced prisoners to stand against a wall in the manner described in the Compton Report.

Mr. Sharples

Questions relating to the Royal Ulster Constabulary are for the Northern Ireland Government.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions during each of the last 10 years the methods of interrogation in depth disclosed in the Compton Report have been used by officers for whom he has responsibility, or in respect of whom he undertakes to answer questions on the basis of reports from chief constables.

Mr. Sharples

None.

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