§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of each of the meetings between Mr. and Mrs. Maguire, both serving sentences in Her Majesty's prisons; how far apart their prisons are situated; when visits over this distance started; why they are not kept nearer to each other; and what plans he has to reduce the cost to the taxpayer of their visits.
§ Mr. BrittanThe prisons in question are 212 miles apart and visits between Mr. and Mrs. Maguire over this distance started in March this year. The present locations of Mr. and Mrs. Maguire were decided taking security and other considerations into account, including the cost of visits. I shall write to my hon. Friend about the costs.