HC Deb 24 July 1980 vol 989 cc337-8W
Mr. Silvester

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received a report on the death of Paul Lehair at Wormwood Scrubs prison; and whether he is satisfied with its conclusions.

Mr. Whitelaw

I very much regret Paul Lehair's tragic death at the hands of his cellmate. I called for a full report, which I have now studied with great care. I am satisfied that it could not reasonably have been foreseen that his cellmate would behave as he did, and that it was reasonable to decide that the two inmates should share a cell.