§ Mr. Clayasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a young offender suffered an epileptic fit while being stripped naked in Armagh prison on 31 December 1984.
§ Mr. Scott[pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1985]: No inmate suffered an epileptic fit while being strip-searched at Armagh prison on 31 December 1984. On 31 December 1984 a young offender, who was committed on 28 December 1984, fainted in the reception area during a routine fingerprinting session. The prison medical officer diagnosed the inmate as suffering from drug withdrawal symptoms, and appropriate medical treatment was provided.