§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 18 November 1997,Official Report, column 103, if the Prison Service was notified of the Government's support for the broad intentions of the UN texts; and if he will make a statement on their implementation. [20338]
§ Ms QuinThe Prison Service was notified of them, is committed to adhering as fully as possible to those recommendations that affect it, and has responded to occasional queries about them from the relevant United Nations bodies.