§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will discuss with the Lord Chancellor the possibility of denying prisoners serving custodial sentences access to civil justice in matters relating to the conduct of the Prison Service unless they have first exhausted all internal grievance procedures and taken their case to the Prisons Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement. [41023]
§ Ms QuinI refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave to him on 20 April 1998,Official Report, columns 515–16, and 5 May 1998, Official Report, column 367. I shall ask Prison Service officials to advise on prisoners' access to civil justice generally at the same time as advising on their use of small claims court procedures.