§ 53. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the letter from R. Coubrough, of Aberdeen, a prisoner in Her Majesty's Prison, Peterhead, stating that his complaints of ill treatment made to the prison authorities and his requests to see the visiting committee have been ignored; and if he will now inquire into and report upon these complaints and requests.
§ Mr. BuchanYes. My right hon. Friend can find no foundation for these complaints, but he has written to my hon. and learned Friend about the letter which he forwarded to him.