HC Deb 27 July 1950 vol 478 c145W
Miss Ward

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will call for an up-to-date report on the conditions in prison in the West Indies and make it available in the Library of the House.

Mr. J. Griffiths

The Prisons Departments of all West Indian territories submit annual reports which are the subject of careful scrutiny and, where necessary, comment by my advisers. I will arrange for copies of the latest reports to be placed in the Library of the House. A former member of His Majesty's Prison Commission made a comprehensive tour of inspection of all West Indian prisons in 1948 and, in view of action being taken on recommendations made by him at a regional Prisons Officers Conference I should not feel justified in calling for a special report at present.