§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Carmarthen on 17 December, if he will outline the reasons for the keeping of a prisoner at Swansea prison for over 26 weeks awaiting an appeal hearing.
§ Mr. MayhewThe prisoner in question is serving a sentence of 18 months imprisonment imposed on 15 May 1980. The prisoner has not applied for bail pending the hearing of his appeal.