§ Mr. McManusasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why Republican News and Au Poblacht, both duly registered newspapers, are not allowed into the Maze prison.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThese publications are treated in the same way as any other literature received in prisons and are made available to prisoners provided they do not include material which is considered to be detrimental to the maintenance of good order and discipline.
§ Mr. McManusasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why special category prisoners in the Maze prison are not allowed to receive books and pamphlets of a political nature.
§ Mr. Peter MillsSpecial category prisoners in Maze prison are allowed to receive books and pamphlets of a political nature provided that they do not contain material which is considered to be detrimental to the maintenance of good order and discipline.
§ Mr. McManusasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why television sets promised by the prison authorities some months ago have not yet been installed in the Maze prison.
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§ Mr. Peter MillsTelevision has been available to prisoners since the opening of Her Majesty's Prison, Maze. Requests by prisoners for additional sets, for use in each living hut, were approved some two months ago and these sets have now been installed.