HC Deb 02 December 1983 vol 49 cc631-2W
Mrs Renée Short

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was raised in excise duty from cigarette sales in 1982; and how this compares in real terms with 1973.

will give the number of prisoners involved and the number of times each prisoner was searched; whether any prison contraband, smuggled items or illegal correspondence was discovered in any of the searches, indicating which items; and whether any of these items were hidden in the orifices of the body;

(2) whether, following his reply to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, North on 24 October, Official Report, c. 41, he will indicate the nature of the unauthorised items being smuggled into Her Majesty's prison, Armagh, by persons subject to strip searches, indicating the number of prisoners involved, whether the items were hidden in the orifices of the body, and whether the persons concerned were engaged on the pre-release working out scheme.

Mr. Scott

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.