§ Mr. Manderasked the Home Secretary whether permission has now been granted to the hon. Member for Shettleston (Mr. McGovern) to visit Ireland?
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§ Mr. H. MorrisonAs I indicated in the Debate on 21st October I should have been prepared to give further consideration to this request if Mr. Cahir Healy expressed to me a wish that the hon. Member for Shettleston (Mr. McGovern) should go to Ireland for the purpose of ascertaining matters material to Mr. Healy's case. My reason for this was the great importance of the principle that not only shall proper facilities be given to any person who is detained under Defence Regulation I8B to defend himself, but that it shall be made manifest that this is the policy on which that Regulation is administered, and that every effort will be made to. avoid hindering or appearing to hinder a person so detained from obtaining material which he claims to be relevant to his defence. As Mr. Healy has expressed to me no such wish, I regret that on the information at present before me as to the proposed visit I can find no grounds on which I should be justified in authorising a travel permit.