§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to establish a visiting committee at Her Majesty's prison, Greenock; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 18 March 1993]: In his response to the report by Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons on Her Majesty's prison, Greenock, published last year, my right hon. Friend said that an amendment to the Prison (Scotland) Rules 1952, designating Greenock a prison in its own right with its own visiting committee, would be promulgated when the current Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Bill became law. That remains the position.