§ 36. Mr. Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the disturbances in the prisons during the summer.
§ Mr. R. CarrFrom May to September there were some 130 demonstrations affecting 41 prison establishments in England and Wales. I made it clear that governors had my full support in dealing firmly with disorders, and that order and good discipline was the only sound basis for constructive reform in prisons.