§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prisoners are held in establishments where they have the opportunity to exceed the minimum visiting entitlement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about what percentage of prisoners are held in establishments where they have the opportunity to exceed the minimum visiting entitlement.At the end of September 1994, all establishments were providing prisoners with the opportunity to exceed the minimum visiting entitlement.