§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners in British gaols, who give as their domicile Northern Ireland, have been returned to Northern Ireland to serve the whole or part of their sentences in the first six months of 1989; and how many of these prisoners were serving sentences for terrorist-type offences;
(2) how many prisoners were transferred from (a) England and Wales to Northern Ireland and (b) from Northern Ireland to England and Wales in the first six months of 1989; and under which section of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 such transfers were carried out.
§ Mr. Peter LloydSix inmates were transferred from England and Wales to Northern Ireland under section 26 of the Criminal Justice Act 1961, one of whom was convicted of terrorist-type offences, and one under section 27. All were either domiciled in Northern Ireland or had close family links with the Province. One inmate was transferred from Northern Ireland to England and Wales under section 28 of the Act.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners giving as their domicile either(a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Northern Ireland have been permitted to return home to the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland on parole for humanitarian reasons in the first six months of the current year.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThis information is not available.