HC Deb 01 May 1882 vol 268 c1821
MR. REDMOND

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he would consent to modify the rules relating to visits to prisoners detained under the Coercion Act, so that visits of wives to their husbands might take place in an ordinary room instead of the cage, and be extended beyond fifteen minutes in every case where a promise has been given by the visitor not to bring out any letter, or otherwise infringe the regulations?

MR. W. E. FORSTER,

in reply, said, that, as he stated on a former occasion, the 15 minutes allowed for each visit would be extended in any case in which reasonable representations were made to the Governor of the prison.

MR. REDMOND

said, the right hon. Gentleman had not dealt with that part of the Question which related to visitors promising not to convey away letters.

MR. W. E. FORSTER

Representations must be made in each case.