§ 36. Mr. Mayhewasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with 154W reference to his letter of 30th December to the hon. Member for Woolwich, East, why he considers it appropriate that a 14-year-old boy in Ashford Remand Centre should have been punished by a bread and water diet.
§ Mr. CarlisleIt is not normally appropriate for a 14-year-old boy to be punished by restricted diet but occasionally there is no effective alternative.