Miss Wardasked 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. GriffithsThe 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.