§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how long each of the accused in the Whitemoor escape trial was held in a special secure unit. [16544]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Kevin McNamara, dated 20 February 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how long each of the accused in the Whitemoor prison escape trial was held in a special secure unit.The attached table shows how long the six prisoners involved in the attempted escape from the Whitemoor special secure unit have been held in a special secure unit.
Number Name Date to special Number Name secure unit B83693 Liam McCotter 9 December 1988 BR3783 Paul Magee 16 June 1992 L48616 Gilbert McNamee 28 October 1987 MT2485 Liam O'Duibhir 7 December 1990 JA0023 Andrew Russell 15 April 1992 B75880 Peter Sherry 24 June 1986