§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue a directive to the Governor of Strange-ways Prison, Manchester, to ensure that 15-year-old boys are not held in solitary confinement for 23 hours in every 24.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe Governor already makes every effort to ensure that all boys held in the borstal allocation centre at Manchester prison are out of their cells for as long as possible on every day which they remain there. No boy is locked up for 23 hours in 24.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied that young persons in Strangeways Prison, Manchester, bostal allocation wing are receiving adequate education and training facilities during their stay.
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§ Dr. SummerskillNo. Current pressure of numbers, particularly of people needing full-time education, is straining the facilities. Ways of reducing the difficulties by reallocating available resources are being examined urgently.