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Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Thursday, 18 June 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 1998. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Thursday, 25 June 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.


Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who were serving a life sentence were released on parole in England and Wales during the last 12 months. - Fig given.
Answer

Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who were serving a life sentence were released on parole in England and Wales during the last 12 months. [47106] Ms Quin: Life sentence prisoners are released on life licence and not parole. Provisional information for 1997 shows that between January and December 1997, 111 life sentence prisoners were released on life licence from Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
314 c595W; 47106
Session
1997-98
Subjects
Parole Prisoners Life imprisonment
Contains statistics
Yes