Written question asked by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 May 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 May 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners are expected to be released from custody (a) on home detention curfew, (b) on parole and (c) at the end of their sentence in each of the next 12 months. - Inc ref to 'Prison Statistics England and Wales 2002', in Library.

Answer: Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are expected to be released from custody (a) on home detention curfew, (b) on parole and (c) at the end of their sentence in each of the next 12 months. [168029] Paul Goggins: Estimated figures for the number of prisoners expected to be released from custody on (a) home detention curfew (HOC), (b) on parole, and (c) at the end of their sentence, are not available. The numbers released on parole and HDC depend on the size and make-up of the prison population, general policy and individual decisions on early release. The number of prisoners released from custody on HDC, recommended for parole, and the total number of discharges in 2002 can be found in tables 10.7, 10.1 and 3.13, 4.11 and 5.8 respectively of the publication `Prison Statistics England and Wales 2002'. A copy of this publication is available in the Library.

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