§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether Mark Wright and James Fisher, currently serving life imprisonment(a) have been dismissed from the British Army and (b) receive wages or other payments from the British Army; and whether his Department has provided transport assistance to their families travelling to visit them in prison. [37239]
§ Dr. Reid[holding answer 31 March 1998]: Guardsmen Fisher and Wright have not been dismissed from the Army. They are not, however, entitled to any pay during the term of their imprisonment. The families of Guardsmen Fisher and Wright have their flights to Northern Ireland paid for by the Scots Guards own charitable funds but the Department does provide transport to and from the Maghaberry Prison.