Written question asked by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 January 2001. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 January 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners were released on temporary licence (a) in total and (b) broken down by type of licence, in 2000. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were released on temporary licence (a) in total and (b) broken down by type of licence, in 2000. [144951] Mr. Boateng: There were 244,000 releases on temporary licence in 2000. This includes prisoners who were released on more than one occasion. The total is broken down as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Local visits 44,100 Resettlement licence 66,100 Facility licence 125,700 Compassionate release 8,100 Total 244,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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