§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons normally resident in Northern Ireland are currently serving sentences in prisons in Great Britain. [35592]
§ Mrs. WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Mr. Roy Beggs, dated 19 July 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking how many persons normally resident in Northern Ireland are currently serving sentences in prisons in Great Britain.No information is available centrally for England and Wales regarding a person's place of residence before being committed to custody. Information for Scotland may possibly be obtained from the Scottish Office.