§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will arrange for remand prisoners charged with(a) murder and (b) other serious offences to be held in custody other than at HMP Maze. [35194]
§ Mr. IngramOnly those prisoners who are connected with paramilitary organisations and who request to be held at HMP Maze are held there. Other remand prisoners—including those charged with non-terrorists murders and other serious offences—are held in HMP Maghaberry. Young Offenders are held on remand at HM Young Offenders Centre. Remand prisoners requiring to be held in segregated conditions will continue to be held in HMP Maze.