§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 18 December 2001,Official Report, column 239W, on the budget of the assisted prisoner visits unit, how much of the budget for 2001–02 is expected to be paid to assist (a) foreign nationals and (b) UK nationals to visit those held in prisons in England and Wales. [25620]
§ Beverley HughesApplicants for assistance under the Assisted Prison Visits scheme are required to show that they meet the eligibility criteria. They are not asked to state their nationality as this is not one of the criteria for assistance. It is therefore not possible to distinguish between foreign and United Kingdom nationals who receive assistance.