§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has plans to improve the links between families in Northern Ireland and relatives who are held in prison in England; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs Rumbold: My noble Friend Lord Ferrers announced in another place on 4 June at columns 577–78 that the Government would carry out a comprehensive review of the arrangements governing the transfer of prisoners to Northern Ireland, either permanently or temporarily, to maintain family ties.