§ 63. Mr. N. Pannellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of recommendations made to him for corporal punishment for attacks on prison warders, and the number of such recommendations confirmed by him for the years 1955 to 1960, respectively.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe following are the figures:
The awards of corporal punishment for gross personal violence to prison 14W officers made and confirmed in the years in question were:
— Awards made Awards confirmed 1955 8 8 1956 9 8 1957 9 6 1958 4 — 1959 11 2 1960 8 6