§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the number of (a) men and (b) women held in solitary confinement in prisons in Northern Ireland on 1 March.
§ Mr. John PattenThere are no prisoners compulsorily removed from association in the interests of good order and discipline under rule 25 of the Prison Rules (Northern Ireland) 1982. On 1 March four men, but no women, were held in cellular confinement as punishment awarded for breaches of prison rules. Another eight men were held in cells pending adjudication.
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§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the longest period of time a person at present in solitary confinement in a prison in Northern Ireland has been kept under these conditions.
§ Mr. John PattenNo prisoner is held compulsorily under the provisions of rule 25 of the Prison Rules (Northern Ireland) 1982. On 9 March the longest period in which a prisoner had been held in cellular confinement as a punishment for an offence against prison discipline was 18 days.