Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2001.

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Bassam of Brighton, Lord

Question

How many prisoners are detained more than 100 miles from their next of kin, giving separate figures for men and women; and what efforts they are making to facilitate visiting by families of such prisoners, especially those with young children. [HL 963]. - Inc figures.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 963; 623 c26WA

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Families Prisoners Visits

Contains statistics

Yes