§ Q28. Mr. Sillarsasked the Prime Minister if, at the next meeting of EEC heads of Government, he will propose a European initiative for an international convention setting down conditions for the humane treatment of political prisoners.
§ The Prime MinisterAll prisoners, including political prisoners, should be treated humanely in accordance with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners adopted at the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders on 30th August 1955. The United Kingdom is opposed to the imprisonment of people for no reason other than their political beliefs, but a new convention on the treatment of prisoners is not required if the existing Standard Miimum Rules are observed.