Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners have been released on the home detention curfew scheme since January 1999; what the categories of offences were for which they had been sentenced; how many such prisoners were released in each category; and what the average sentence received was in relation to each category.- No figures. It has not proved possible to respond to the rt hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Answer: David Davis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been released on the home detention curfew scheme since January 1999; what the categories of offences were for which they had been sentenced; how many such prisoners were released in each category; and what the average sentence received was in relation to each category. [199272] Paul Goggins: It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 199272; 426 c2059W;426 c2065W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Curfews Electronic tagging Prisoners Prisoners' release Sentencing
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk