Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 13 Rhagfyr 1973.
The reason, baldly, is very simple. It is that in Northern Ireland we are under great pressure in terms of prison accommodation, for reasons that the hon. Lady will know. Although the matter is in no way in my jurisdiction or that of my right hon. Friend, I must say clearly that the ordinary duty of safeguarding the health of a prisoner is a proper and understood duty over here, and is a very different thing from talking about inhuman treatment.