§ 20. Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether public or private instructions have been issued that untried prisoners or prisoners to be tried by court-martial are not to receive visitors?
§ Mr. SAMUELSVisits to prisoners awaiting trial by courts-martial or trial by Crimes Act Courts have been suspended and withdrawn for the present. Visits to other untried prisoners have not been suspended.
§ Colonel WEDGWOODMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman why permission to visit prisoners has been abolished in Ireland?
§ Mr. SAMUELSBecause it was made use of for the purpose of affecting prison discipline there.