Written question asked by Mark Hendrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2016 (named day). It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 March 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Lancashire

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in (a) HM Prison Preston, (b) HM Prison Garth, (c) HM Prison Kirkham, (d) HM Prison Wymott and (e) Lancaster Farms were over their tariff on 30 November 2016.

Answer

Figures on the number of prisoners in HM Prison Preston, HM Prison Garth, HM Prison Kirkham, HM Prison Wymott and Lancaster Farms who had served more than their minimum tariff, as at 31 December 2016, are provided in the table below.

Over-tariff prisoners in selected prisons by sentence type, 31 December 2016

	IPP	Life
Preston	0	4
Garth	57	34
Kirkham	17	19
Wymott	134	56
Lancaster Farms	16	8

These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.

We are working hard to reduce the backlog of hearings involving IPP prisoners. We have set up a new unit to tackle this issue and are working with the Parole Board to improve the efficiency of the process.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 55553
Session: 2016-17
Related items: Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
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Monday, 20 March 2017
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Subjects: Prisoners Prison sentences Lancashire
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Prisoners: Lancashire

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