§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many Service men, convicted of criminal offences in Northern Ireland, have been transferred to prisons in England in each of the last four years; and what are the criteria against which requests for transfer are assessed;
(2) how many civilian prisoners, convicted of criminal offences in Northern Ireland, have been transferred to prisons 318W in England in each of the last four years; after what period of sentence such prisoners become elegible for transfer; and what are the criteria against which applications for transfer are assessed.
§ Mr. Concannonpursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th February 1976]. circulated the following:
Following are the figures:
Prisoners Civilians Transferred Servicemen 1972 … … … 9 7 1973 … … … 6 4 1974 … … … 4 9 1975 … … … 3 6 Prisoners are entitled to apply for transfer at any time after sentence and the criteria applied are the same for all prisoners whether Service men or civilians. These include security, compassionate and other considerations.