Written question asked by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour) on Friday, 12 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 October 2003. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 October 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to release on temporary licence have been made this year and in each of the last five years in (a) all prisons in England and Wales and (b) each individual prison in England and Wales. - Including ref to prison statistics England and Wales 2001 Cm 5743, held in Library.

Answer: Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications to release on temporary licence have been made this year and in each of the last five years in (a) all prisons in England and Wales and (b) each individual prison in England and Wales. [130534] Paul Goggins: The Prison Service does not collect the numbers of applications for release on temporary licence. However, the numbers of releases on temporary licence listed by type of establishment and by type of licence are published in Prison statistics England and Wales 2001 (Cm 5743), which is held in the Library.

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