§ Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for India if he can make any statement with reference to the Government of India's communiqué of 12th August as to the treatment of prisoners; and can he state what changes in the Prison Rules of 1922 it is proposed to make?
§ Mr. BENNAs the communiqué referred to shows, the whole question is under consideration by the local Governments and the Government of India, and I am not yet in a position to give any details as to what will be the outcome of the discussions