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Mr. FOOT
asked the Home Secretary whether, having regard to the public demand for an inquiry into the prison system and the administration of His Majesty's prisons, he will appoint a Royal Commission for this purpose at an early date?
Mr. BRIDGEMAN
The Government will give careful consideration to this suggestion, but I am not in a position to make any announcement at present.