§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has reported to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on progress in bringing prison rules 397W and conditions into line with the standard minimum rules laid down by the Council of Europe for the treatment of prisoners; and if he will publish that report.
HurdA copy of the reply sent last year in response to the quinquennial enquiry about implementation of the standard minimum rules was lodged in the Library of the House. We do not propose any more general publication.