§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of(a) men and (b) women who had been on hunger strike in prisons in England and Wales for more than 14 days on 17 April. [22205]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison 387W Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 9 May 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of men and women who had been on hunger strike in prisons in England and Wales for more than 14 days on 17 April.There was only one male prisoner who had been on hunger strike for over 14 days on that date.