§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside, Official Report, 2 June, column 535, if he will define in detail the various factors taken into account in reaching a decision on whether a Service man convicted of an offence committed in Northern Ireland and sentenced to imprisonment should serve his sentence in Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. AlisonEvery application by a prisoner in Northern Ireland to serve his sentence in Great Britain, whether from a Service man or ex-Service man or anyone else, is carefully examined on its own facts. Account is taken of the prisoner's
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§ Mr. GoodhartThe information is as follows:
Motor Cyclists Pillion Passengers 1975 17 4 1976 27 2 1977 26 5 1978 27 3 1979 37 3 The main causes of these fatalities were driving at an excessive speed having regard to road conditions, inattentiveness, unfamiliarity with the vehicle being ridden, overtaking incorrectly and entering a major road without due care.
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many adult and child pedestrians were killed or injured due to road accidents in each of the past five years; and what were the main causes of these accidents.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe information is as follows:
family circumstances and where he was brought up; the nature of his offence and the background against which it was committed, including the circumstances in which he came to be in Northern Ireland; the views of the authorities in the country to which he wishes to be transferred; and whether there is anything about the prisoner or his previous history which suggests that he is likely to be in danger if he remains in Northern Ireland.
§ Miss Maynardasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether Service men convicted of an offence committed in Northern Ireland and sentenced to imprisonment are given the option of serving their sentence in Great Britain; and whether there is any element of choice offered to the Service men concerned.
§ Mr. AlisonPrisoners are not given an option of serving their sentence in Great Britain, but, as I informed the hon. Member on 2 June—[Vol. 985, c. 535.]—they may apply to do so.