§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he proposes to take to deal with increasing prison indiscipline; and what assessment he has made of the reasons for this trend.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThere are provisions in the prison rules which enable suitable charges to be brought against prisoners alleged to have committed disciplinary offences. The statistics relating to offences punished do not suggest that there has been an overall increase in indiscipline in recent years.