Written question asked by Joe Hendron (Social Democratic & Labour Party), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 February 1997. It was answered by John Wheeler (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 February 1997 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Northern Ireland Office

Question: In the case of how many life sentence prisoners who have received early release in the last 10 years the decisions were influenced in part by the prisoner's spiritual conversion.

Answer: Dr. Hendron: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the case of how many life sentence prisoners who have received early release in the past 10 years the decisions were influenced in part by the prisoner's spiritual conversion. [14347] Sir John Wheeler: This specific information is not centrally held and can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, I should point out that the fact that a prisoner had undergone a spiritual conversion would not in itself warrant early release.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 14347; 290 c165W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Northern Ireland Prisoners Life imprisonment Prisoners' release Religion
Contains statistics: Yes