§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can give details of the new dietaries introduced since 1937 in Scottish prisons; and whether further improvements in such dietaries are contemplated?
§ Mr. ColvilleImprovements in dietaries introduced in 1937 included provision of meat for dinner twice weekly for certain classes of prisoners who had not previously received meat; addition of cheese for supper twice weekly for all classes of prisoners and issue of breadcrumb pudding for dinner for all prisoners twice instead of once weekly.
The following improvements were made in dietaries in Scottish prisons at the beginning of April, 1939:
- 1. Substitution of whole milk for skimmed milk for all purposes.
- 2. Issues of cheese for supper made on four days per week instead of two days.
- 3. Jam issued for supper on three days per week.
- 4. Twelve-sixteenths ounces of sugar allowed for tea and cocoa instead of nine-sixteenths ounces.
- 5. Currants, suet and sugar in bread crumb pudding, which is served twice each week, doubled.
The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.