§ Mr. Thorneasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the pronouncement of the Recorder at the Liverpool City Quarter Sessions on Saturday last about the Prison Commissioners and the Borstal sentences; and what action he intends taking about the matter?
§ Mr. PeakeMy right hon. Friend has seen newspaper reports of the remarks to which my hon. Friend refers. He is making inquiries as to the circumstances in which these remarks were made and will communicate further with my hon. Friend. In the meantime, however, I can assure him that it is not the case that persons committed to Borstal institutions are ordinarily released within a few months.