Mr. E. HARVEYasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the fact that no provision is made in the prison diet regulations for a special diet, or addition to the minimum diet, for young nursing mothers and women who are about to become mothers, except in those cases where the prison doctor specially orders it or where the woman is in the prison hospital; and whether immediate steps will be taken to provide for an addition to the diet in all cases of this kind?
§ Sir G. CAVENo special diet is prescribed for the cases in question. It is considered better to leave them in the hands of the medical staff, who can be trusted to exercise care and kindness and to order such addition or alteration of diet as they may consider suitable in each individual case.