HC Deb 25 June 1981 vol 7 cc196-7W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many copies of the booklet "Day to Day Life in Northern Ireland Prisons" were issued; to whom and at what cost; and what response he has received on the booklet.

Mr. Humphrey Atkins

15,000 copies of the booklet were printed, at a cost of £4,417. The distribution included hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords; the press and broadcasting organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas; United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament; British embassies and consular posts abroad, which distributed it widely in their areas of influence. Copies were also sent to other interested organisations and individuals.

There has been a good response to the booklet, which has been valuable in making the facts about conditions in the Northern Ireland prisons more widely known.