§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals have been
Persons Detained in Holding Centres April to September 1997 Castlereagh Gough Strand Road Total Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female April 43 4 9 — 3 — 55 4 May 21 1 9 — — — 30 1 June 42 3 5 1 5 1 52 5 July 23 1 3 — 2 1 28 2 August 23 1 20 — 2 — 45 1 September 18 3 11 1 1 — 30 4 Total 170 13 57 2 13 2 240 17
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what target date has been set for the conclusion of the consultation exercise on the recommendations made in the fourth annual report of the Independent Commissioner for the Holding Centres. [13066]
§ Mr. IngramFollowing consultation with the relevant interested parties, the Secretary of State wrote to the Independent Commissioner for the Holding Centres on 26 September 1997 in response to a number of the recommendations made in his fourth annual report. Some matters remain outstanding and when these have been resolved the Secretary of State will write again setting out the Government's full response. A copy of that letter, when it is issued, will be placed in the Library of the House.