Written question asked by Kevin McNamara (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 1997. It was answered by Ann Widdecombe (Conservative) on Monday, 17 March 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office;Prison Service

Question: If he will place (a) the 1989 Home Office Research and Planning Unit report into Special Secure Units and (b) the 1990 report of the Board of Visitors of HMP Leicester on the Special Secure Unit in the Library. - Text of letter from A J Pearson of the Prison Service. Inc fact that 1989 Research and Planning Unit report in the Library.

Answer: Mr. McNamara: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place (a) the 1989 Home Office research and planning unit report into special secure units and (b) the 1990 report of the board of visitors of HMP Leicester on the special secure unit in the Library. [20058] Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mr. Kevin McNamara, dated 17 March 1997: The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the 1989 Home Office Research and Planning Unit Report on special secure units and the 1990 Board of Visitors report on the special secure unit at Leicester. A copy of the 1989 Research and Planning Unit report was sent to the Library at the time of publication. The 1990 Leicester Board of Visitors report was not published. The decision on whether to publish a report from a local board of visitors to the Home Secretary rests with the board itself.

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