§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the aggregate number who at all times have been detained in Hola, Kenya; the number of these who have refused to work on tasks allocated to them; and how many are now refusing such tasks.
§ Mr. Lennox-Boyd,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 11th June, 1959; Vol. 606, c. 112], supplied the following information:
Altogether 1,648 detainees have been detained at Hola. No records have been kept of the number of detainees who have refused to work on tasks allocated to them. All the seventeen detainees now at Hola refuse to do other than camp chores.