§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been transferred(a) temporarily and (b) permanently from prisons in England and Wales to prisons in Scotland in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the prison service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Butler to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 1 November 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners transferred to Scotland.The number of prisoners permanently and temporarily transferred to Scotland, under sections 26 and 27 of the Criminal Justice Act 1961 in the last three years were as follows:
1990 1991 1992 11993 Temporary 19 18 20 13 Permanent 13 19 18 9 1 End of September.