§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what punishment has been imposed on Dennis Warren as a result of his failure to wear prison shoes;
(2) whether Dennis Warren now wears prison shoes.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsMr. Warren does not wear prison shoes because they are considered unsuitable on medical grounds. He wears prison boots for work.
He was punished in July 1975 for refusing to wear prison shoes by the loss of seven days' remission and three days' 710W earnings, together with three days' cellular confinement. In the light of later medical advice, the remission and earnings were restored in September 1975. A suspended award of 14 days' loss of remission, which had been activated when he was punished, was also set aside.
§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he has taken to investigate allegations of criminal behaviour made against Home Office employees by Dennis Warren; and with what result.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe allegations made by Dennis Warren in late 1974 of trafficking by a prison officer at Sudbury prison were fully investigated at the time by the Governor. The officer concerned admitted distributing to inmates a small amount of tobacco given by an outside firm for whom they were working; there was no evidence of corrupt intent and the offence was dealt with as a disciplinary matter under the Code of Discipline for Prison Officers.