§ Mr. St. John-Stevasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is in a position to announce any further progress in the policy of phasing out prison special security wings.
§ Mr. MaudlingYes. The special security wing at Chelmsford Prison is to be closed in the near future and the small number of prisoners at present accommodated there will be transferred. The accommodation so released will be brought into use for the prison as a whole.