HC Deb 27 July 1964 vol 699 cc221-2W
Mr. Lubbock

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state, for each of the prisoners convicted in the mail train robbery case, the dates on which they were held in solitary confinement and the name of the prison concerned; and what instructions

Name Prison Period on Rule 43 Prison Period on Rule 43 Prison Period on Rule 43 Prison Period on Rule 43
Biggs, R. A. Lincoln 17.4.64–30.4.64 Chelmsford 30.4.64–1.6.64 — — Brixton 30.6.64–16.7.64
Boal, W. G. Wandsworth 17.4.64–8.5.64 — — — — Brixton 3.7.64–18.7.64
Cordery, R. J. Stafford 23.4.64–1.5.64 — — — — Brixton 2.7.64–18.7.64
Field, B. A. Oxford — — — — — Brixton 2.7.64–20.7.64
Field, L. D. Bedford — — — — — Brixton 2.7.64–20.7.64
Goody, D. G. Manchester 17.4.64–30.4.64 Bedford 30.4.64–1.6.64 Pentonville 5.6.64–3.7.64 Brixton 3.7.64–17.7.64
Hussey, J. Liverpool 17.4.64–30.4.64 Wandsworth 30.4.64–1.6.64 Pentonville 10.6.64–19.6.64 Brixton 19.6.64–17.7.64
James, R. J. Winchester 18.4.64–1.6.64 — — — — Brixton 2.7.64–16.7.64
Welch, R. A. Canterbury 17.4.64–1.6.64 — — — — Brixton 2.7.64–17.7.64
Wheater, J. D. Wormwood Scrubs — — — — — Brixton 3.7.64–20.7.64
Wilson, C. F. Birmingham 17.4.64–1.6.64 — — — — — —
Wisbey, T. W. Oxford 17.4.64–1.6.64 — — — — Brixton 2.7.64–16.7.64

or advice on the confinement of these men were given to the prison governors by the prison division of his Department.

Mr. Brooke

The prisoners with previous convictions were each segregated under Rule 43 of the Prison Rules on 17th April, 1964, after sentence by the court. They were later removed from the operation of Rule 43, but because of security risks prison governors were required to keep them under special observation. One prisoner without previous convictions had become a security risk by 23rd April and was placed under Rule 43 until 1st May. Two prisoners were again placed under Rule 43 on the grounds of security before they reached Brixton prison. All those who attended the hearing of their appeal at the Court of Criminal Appeal were segregated under Rule 43 while they were held at Brixton prison during the currency of the hearing of their appeals.

Details of the periods during which Rule 43 was applied are given in the following table: