§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the figures on the number of requests by prisoners for transfer to Northern Ireland which he notified to the Northern Ireland Office in each year since 1980, broken down on the basis of permanent and temporary transfers.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 14 June 1991]: The information available is as follows:
Number of requests Number notified to NIO Permanent Temporary Permanent Temporary 1980 n/a n/a 7 2 1981 n/a n/a 1 2 1982 n/a n/a 1 1 1983 n/a n/a 2 — 1984 n/a n/a 1 — 1985 2 1 2 1 1986 1 — 1 — 1987 3 — 3 — 1988 1 1 1 1 1989 1 — — — 1990 4 1 2 — n/a Not available