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Mr. Delargy
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why he agreed that prison officers should be allowed to go on detached duty to work in the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Buchanan Smith
My right hon. Friend agreed, at the request of the Northern Ireland Government, that prison officers in Scotland should be invited to volunteer on secondment to help the Northern Ireland Prison Service.