§ Mr. Carmichaelasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners are at present in the special segregation unit at Inverness prison; what is the total number of prisoners who have been sent there in the last convenient 12 months period; and how many of these transfers he has personally approved.
§ Mr. RifkindThere is one prisoner in the Inverness unit at present. He will return to his classification prison tomorrow, 26 February 1982.
In the 12 months ending today, seven prisoners were temporarily transferred to the unit. The Secretary of State approved each transfer personally.
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