§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department where Mr. Doug Wakefield is currently detained; what is the total period he has been on rule 43; if he is still segregated; if so, for what period on the most recent occasion and why; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MayhewMr. Wakefield is detained at Long Lartin prison. Since November 1975 he has been segregated under prison rule 43, in the interests of good order or discipline, for varying periods, amounting in all to 1,598 days. In addition he has spent two periods segregated under rule 43 at his own request, amounting to 13 days. He is now segregated in the interests of good order and discipline and has been so almost continuously since September 1978 following the death of a fellow inmate for which he was convicted of manslaughter. His segregation is justified in the interests of the safety of prison staff and other prisoners.