§ Baroness Davidasked her Majesty's Government:
Which prisons will allow family visits to prisoners on 25th and 26th December.
The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)Responsibility for the subject of this Question has been delegated to the Prison Service and its Director General, Mr. Derek Lewis. The Director General has, therefore, responded to the Question and his letter is given below.
Letter to Baroness David from the Director General of the Prison Service, Mr. Derek Lewis, dated December 1993
Lord Ferrers has asked me to reply to your recent Question about which prisons will allow family visits to prisoners on 25th and 26th December.
Prison Service Standing Orders state that visits will not normally be allowed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday. However, it is open to individual governors to decide in the light of operational requirements and available resources, whether to provide visiting facilities for prisoners' families over the Christmas period.