§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, how many life sentence prisoners have been let out to visit slick relatives whose sickness was not of a terminal character; who pays the expenses of such visits; and on what criteria such visits are allowed or disallowed.
§ Mr. MellorThe expenses of prisoners' visits to sick relatives are met from public funds. My noble Friend is writing to the hon. Member about the criteria for allowing such visits. The other information requested is not recorded centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.