§ 79. Mr. Yatesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the cause of the recent hunger strike at Dartmoor Prison; and what action he has taken, or proposes to take, to deal with the situation created, with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in future.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 3rd February to the hon. Member for Devonport (Mr. Foot), to which I would only add that no prisoner at Dartmoor prison is now refusing food.
§ 80. Mr. Yatesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners at Dartmoor Prison are on normal diet; how many are on a punishment diet; and what is the difference between the two diets.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeOn 8th February no prisoners at Dartmoor prison were on punishment diet; apart from 13 prisoners in the prison hospital, all the prisoners were on ordinary diet. The punishment diets are set out in the Prison Rules, 1949 and 1952. I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the ordinary dietary scale.