§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many former dentists(a) have served and (b) are currently serving a prison sentence following conviction for assault arising from extensive and wholly unnecessary treatment. [12473]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 29 January 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question asking, how many former dentists (a) have served or (b) are currently serving a prison sentence following conviction for assault arising from extensive and wholly unnecessary treatment.
The information requested is not available centrally.