HC Deb 02 August 1976 vol 916 c533W
Mr. Beith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will consider amendment of the prison rules covering forcible feeding on the lines of the suggestions made by Mr. G. Zellick in the summer 1976 edition of the journalPublic Law.

Mr. John

This is a long and detailed article dealing with a matter of extreme complexity. It merits and will receive careful study, but we are not persuaded that there is any immediate need to attempt to legislate in Prison Rules about artificial feeding.