§ Mr. Sedgemoreasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which Martin Robert Rogers, a constituent of the hon. Member for Hackney, South and Shoreditch, collapsed in a coma at Brixton prison on 27 November;
(2) if the authorities at Brixton prison passed on all the personal and medical information needed by Kings College hospital on 27 November when Martin Robert Rogers was taken there in a coma; and if he will make a statement;
(3) if he is satisfied with the treatment, medical and otherwise, received by Martin Robert Rogers whilst on remand at Brixton prison prior to his removal to Kings College hospital on 27 November.
§ Mr. David MellorWe have no reason to doubt the adequacy of the treatment and medical attention Mr. Rogers received at Brixton prison where he was seen by a medical officer on reception on 26 November. He was given suitable medication for his immediate condition in the light of his account of his medical history. I understand that later on 26 November he had a fit from which he appeared to recover and sleep. He was observed at intervals during the night. Next morning he was examined by the medical officer and found to be comatose. The medical officer therefore arranged that he should be transferred to Kings College hospital accompanied by a letter giving details of his medical condition and history so far as it was known.