§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give the number of occasions when Lord Longford has visited Myra Hindley in prison; how many such visits were of a special nature and outside the normal prison visits as allowed by the regulations; and why these special facilities were granted.
§ Mr. JohnIt is not our practice to invade the privacy of individual prisoners by giving details of the visits they receive. A Member of Parliament, of either House, acting in his capacity as a Member, may request facilities to visit an individual prisoner. If the prisoner consents, a special visiting order is issued by the Home Office, and this is additional to the prisoner's normal entitlement of visits.