§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many strip searches were made on female prisoners in Her Majesty's prison, Maghaberry, in each month from October 1988 to February 1989; if he will give the number of persons involved and the number of times each person was searched; whether any prison contraband, smuggled item or illegal correspondence was discovered in any search, indicating which items; in how many cases prisoners refused to be searched and had to be restrained while the search was being conducted; and if he will indicate the reasons for the search, namely, making a remand appearance at court, attending trial, inter-prison visit or other reasons.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is as follows:
§ Mr. Viggers[holding answer 20 April 1989]: The following is the information:
- Number of farms—123
- Number of sheep—21,000
- Area of land—21,612 acres