HC Deb 31 January 1978 vol 943 cc77-8W
Mr. Montgomery

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will investigate how a letter written by Ian Brady, a category A prisoner in Wormwood Scrubs, was published in a national newspaper.

Mr. John

Inquiries at the prison suggest that the letter was one sent to an acquaintance in the normal way. A letter which was recognised as intended for publication would be stopped, but such an intention may not always be apparent.