HC Deb 16 January 1978 vol 942 c77W
Mr. Carson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many visits have been made within the past 12 months to prisons in Northern Ireland by Mr. Ciaran McKeown, as a representative of the Peace People; and of those visits how many were requested by prisoners;

(2) how many prisoners in Northern Ireland have been visited within the past 12 months by Miss Mairead Corrigan, as a representative of the Peace People; and how many of those visits were the result of a request from a prisoner;

(3) how many prisoners in Northern Ireland have been visited within the past 12 months by Mrs. Betty Williams, as a representative of the Peace People; and, of those visits, how many were requested by the prisoners.

Mr. Concannon

The information requested is not readily available and could only be produced at disproportionate cost. No visitor is allowed to visit a prisoner other than at the prisoner's request.

Mr. Carson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if any special arrangements have been made in order to facilitate visits by leaders of the Peace People to prisoners in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Concannon

No.