§ Mr. Thurtleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to state the result of his inquiries into the allegations of physical violence by warders at Wormwood Scrubs against a Borstal prisoner, Arthur Clatworthy, who has since died.
§ Mr. Ede:Yes, Sir. On 27th March it was necessary to remove Clatworthy forcibly from his cell, but I am satisfied from the inquiries which I have made that no more force than was reasonable and necessary was used for this purpose. At the inquest held on the 11th instant, the medical evidence showed that there was no connection between this incident and his illness four months later, and the jury returned a verdict of "death from natural cause." I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my sympathy with Clatworthy's parents in the untimely loss of their son.