§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy of his Department as to the handing over of money earned by inmates being held in penal establishments in England and Wales who are being deported from the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe pay of prisoners awaiting deportation is not liable to be used to help defray the expenses of deportation. Money (apart from pay) belonging to a prisoner awaiting deportation is applied to defray the expenses of deportation and maintenance of the prisoner and his dependants until their departure from the United Kingdom.