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British Dependent Territory Passport Holders

Mr. Robert McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make the requirements for entry by British dependent territory passport holders from Montserrat to the United Kingdom, the same as for such people from Gibraltar and the Falklands. [3167]

Mr. Kirkhope: No.

Executive Agencies (Overseas Travel)

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of his executive agencies for the last financial year in respect of overseas travel by staff of the agency (a) the cost, (b) the countries visited and (c) the posts held by the staff involved. [2363]

Mr. Howard: The available information is as follows:

In the cases of the Prison Service and the Forensic Science Service, some of the overseas visits listed were funded by bodies other than these agencies, and for these visits, costs are not available:


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Doncaster Prison

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the population in Doncaster prison will reach its design maximum within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [2398]

Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Alan Walker to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 November 1995.


Prison Populations

Mr. Bennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were in prison for the latest date for which figures are available. [1359]

Miss Widdecombe: On Monday 20 November, a total of 52,297 prisoners were in custody in England and Wales.

Mr Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in (a) category A and (b) each sub-category of category A are currently held in prisons in England and Wales. [2472]

Miss Widdecombe: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

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Letter from Alan Walker to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 30 November 1995:


Sex Offences (Tourism)

Mr. Alton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what intention Her Majesty's Government have of introducing extra-territorial legislation for sex crimes against children abroad, along the lines of that introduced by other western countries. [2002]

Mr. Maclean: We have made clear on previous occasions--12 July, Official Report, column 600--that we do not believe that legislation which extended the jurisdiction of our courts to enable them to deal with sexual offences committed against children abroad would be an effective way to tackle the problem of sex tourism.

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Accordingly, we have no plans to introduce such legislation although we continue to keep the matter under review.

Prisoners (Home Leave Offences)

Mr. Steinberg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are known to have committed further offences when on home leave. [185]

Miss Widdecome: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from Alan Walker to Mr. Gerry Steinberg, dated 30 November, 1995: