§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people, classified as travellers, are held in prisons in Great Britain. [21258]
(2) how many people classified as travellers are currently being held at Feltham remand centre. [21251]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for these matters 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, dated 20 March 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions asking, how many people, classified as travellers, are held in prisons in Great Britain and at Feltham remand centre.The information requested is not available centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.