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Mr. McManus
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland why Mr. Ferris, Mr. McCormack and Mr. McKernan have not yet received the status of special category prisoners.
Mr. Peter Mills
Mr. Ferris became a special category prisoner following his conviction. He later asked to be allowed to relinquish this status, and his request was granted. He was fully aware on giving up his status that it could not be restored.Mr. McKernan has been a special category prisoner for some time.There is more than one prisoner named McCormack; if the hon. Member will let me have further details of the prisoner, I will write to him.
Mr. McManus
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made on that part of paragraph 7
| Company | Capital Ownership | Location | Approximate capacity of site (number of structures) |
| In operation | |||
| 1. Highland Fabricators (Brown and Root/Wimpey). | 33⅓% UK | Nigg Bay, Easter Ross | 1 |
| 66⅔%USA | |||
| 2. J. Ray McDermott | 100% USA | Ardersier, Inverness | 2 |
| 3. Redpath Dorman Long North Sea. | 55% UK (British Steel) 45% Italy. | Methil, Fife | 2 |
| 4. Sir Robert McAlpine | 100% UK | Ardyne Point, Argyll | 2 |
| Proposed—planning clearance given | |||
| 5. Peter Lind | UK/France | Alness, Easter Ross | 1 |
| 6. Taylor Woodrow | UK | Alness, Easter Ross | 2 |
| 7. Brital Marine | UK/Italy | Evanton, Easter Ross | 1 |
| 8. Anglo Dutch Offshore Concrete (ANDOC). | UK/Netherlands | Burntisland, Fife | 1 |
| 9. CBI Constructors* (Chicago Bridge). | USA | Dunnet Bay, Caithness | 2 |
| * My approval was given to Caithness County Council to grant planning permission in October 1973, but the company withdrew their application last month in favour of another site. | |||