§ 51. Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent the inquiry he authorised into the administration of the Risley Remand Centre revealed the cause of men taking their own lives whilst on remand there; whether witnesses were called other than those on remand; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CallaghanNeither my own inquiries nor the coroners' inquests disclosed any evidence that suicides at Risley remand centre have been caused by conditions or treatment there, but I continue to examine possible improvements in preventive measures. Only one of the former inmates to whom complaints had been attributed responded to my invitation to write to me about them and this is being followed up.