HC Deb 15 June 1978 vol 951 c602W
12. Mr. Hardy

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of convicted persons in prison in Northern Ireland who currently refuse to accept regulations concerning dress and hygiene.

Mr. Concannon

Today 371 prisoners in Maze, and six in Belfast, are refusing to wear prison clothes or to work; 316 of the 371 are also refusing to wash, clean their cells, use the toilets or slop out.