§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners from England and Wales have applied for transfer to Northern Ireland prisons in the last 12 months;
(2) how many prisoners have been transferred permanently from prisons in England and Wales to prisons in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months;
(3) how many prisoners have been transferred temporarily from prisons in England and Wales to prisons in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months;
(4) how many prisoners transferred on a temporary basis to Northern Ireland from England and Wales in the last 12 months have since been made permanent transferees.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIn the 12 months to 30 September 1993, 50 prisoners applied for transfer to prisons in Northern Ireland. Of these, one prisoner was transferred on a permanent basis; four prisoners were temporarily transferred and four prisoners' requests were either refused or withdrawn. None of the prisoners temporarily transferred in this time subsequently had their transfers made permanent. However, four prisoners previously temporarily transferred were granted further temporary transfers and two prisoners previously transferred were granted permanent transfers.