HC Deb 19 June 1975 vol 893 cc527-8W
Mr. Wm. Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will now, in view of the assurances given by his officials recently to a member of the Northern Ireland Convention, state the earliest and latest dates by which Loyalist prisoners serving their sentences in Great Britain will be returned to a prison in Northern Ireland.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The transfer of prisoners from Great Britain to Northern Ireland depends upon security, compassionate and other considerations. It is not practicable to announce the date of the transfer of any particular prisoner in advance.

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