§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners expressed an interest or applied for a transfer to the Republic of Ireland(a) between 1 November and 31 December 1996 and (b) in 1997; and how many of these transfers have been completed. [27408]
§ Ms QuinBetween 1 November and 31 December 1996, four prisoners held in England and Wales applied for transfer to the Republic of Ireland. In 1997, 39 prisoners applied for transfer to the Republic of Ireland. Six of these 43 prisoners have now been repatriated to prisons in the Republic.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners expressed an interest or applied for a transfer from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom(a) between 1 November and 31 December 1996 and (b) in 1997; and how many of these transfers have been completed. [27411]
§ Ms QuinThe date on which prisoners seeking repatriation from the Republic of Ireland to England and Wales expressed an interest or applied for repatriation is not held by the Prison Service. However, since 1 November 1995, five prisoners have been repatriated from the Republic of Ireland to England and Wales.