§ Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements exist to enable prisoners to live in a smoke-free environment.
§ Mr. MellorIt is open to a prisoner who prefers a smoke-free environment and who is not located in a single cell to apply to the governor to be located in one shared with a non-smoker. We would expect governors to treat such applications sympathetically, but the scope for granting such requests will vary from establishment to establishment. The prison department is preparing guidance to governors and medical officers, one purpose of which is to encourage the creation of a smoke-free environment in certain communal areas.