§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he can give about the difficulties being experienced by prisoners' relatives and friends, and by probation officers, in discovering where a particular person is being held.
§ Mr. BrittanAs a result of present industrial action affecting the prison service, some delay in establishing a prisoner's whereabouts may occur due to transfers from one place to another, but we have no reason to believe that the police and prison authorities are not providing as much assistance as possible. We ire aware of one case in which difficulties have arisen, and inquiries are being made.