Prisoners Transferred to Northern Ireland: Jurisdiction

HL Deb 19 July 1995 vol 566 cc34-5WA

Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any or all of the prisoners convicted of terrorist offences and transferred from prisons in Great Britain to prisons in Northern Ireland have been placed under Northern Ireland jurisdiction.

Baroness Blatch

Four prisoners convicted in England and Wales of terrorist offences are serving their sentences in Northern Ireland having been permanently transferred there. As a consequence of their permanent transfer, the prisoners' detention and release are considered under Northern Ireland jurisdiction. Eight prisoners convicted in England and Wales of terrorist offences have been transferred to Northern Ireland temporarily. These prisoners remain under the jurisdiction of England and Wales.