§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the article by Dr. C. Backhouse on the health of detention centre boys in the Prison Medical Journal, and if he has taken Dr. Backhouse's findings into account in devising his short, sharp, shock régimes.
§ Mr. WhitelawI have read Dr. Back-house's article, which was written in 1978. The director of prison medical services is being fully consulted in the planning of the pilot project.