§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what request he has received from solicitors representing Mr. Frank Herbert, deceased, who died in custody at Brixton prison on 2 July 1980; when any such request was received; what replies have been sent and on what dates; and what investigations he has made.
§ Mr. MayhewThe solicitors representing Mr. Frank Herbert, deceased, wrote to the prison department on 2 December 1980, asking for details of the procedures which should be adopted when a prisoner is received into prison custody; further letters were sent on 7 January and 4 and 19 February. An interim reply was sent by the Home Office in January, and a substantive reply will be sent as soon as possible.