HC Deb 19 May 1997 vol 294 c8W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently held on temporary extended transfer to Northern Ireland; and if he will consider making those transfers permanent. [151]

Ms Joyce Quin

Nineteen prisoners are currently transferred on a temporary basis from England and Wales to Northern Ireland. It is open to any of the prisoners concerned to request a permanent transfer. Any such request will be considered on its individual merits in accordance with the criteria announced to Parliament on 23 November 1992.