Prisoners (Relatives' Visits)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 December 1973.

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Photo of Mr William Van Straubenzee Mr William Van Straubenzee , Wokingham 12:00, 13 December 1973

The question of the transfer of the particular prisoners the hon. Member has in mind has been settled. My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, who is responsible, has made a clear statement, so I shall not reopen that matter. Generally, the greater number of prisoners of the kind we are talking about who are in this country are here because they requested it. In terms of visits they are all treated the same, and if their close relations, as I defined them, are near or just above the supplementary benefit level, they are all given assistance.