§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the anxiety experienced by both unconvicted and sentenced prisoners and their relatives in present circumstances, he will remove one major barrier to communication by suspending the regulations applying to censorship of prisoners' letters, except as regards inspection for contraband.
§ Mr. BrittanWe are not aware of any prison where censorship is causing serious delay in communication between prisoners and their relatives, but I should be glad if the hon., Member would pass on to me any information which he has about difficulties which may have arisen.