§ 60. Dame Irene Wardasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that the regulations governing the imprisonment of Lonsdale and Blake for spying have not been properly and continuously enforced; and what action he will take to remedy this.
§ Mr. BrookeI have seen Press reports of a statement by one man who at the time was serving a sentence of imprisonment, suggesting that the precautions ordered for preventing communication between Blake and Lonsdale failed in their effect. I have had inquiries made, and the prison staff who have been questioned affirm that, to the best of their recollection, all concerned carried out the strict instructions to see that the two men were kept apart. The period in question was three years ago, and I doubt whether any further action I could take now would serve any useful purpose.