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Written question asked by Lord Trimble (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 September 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Friday, 15 September 2017 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many republican prisoners sentenced for a scheduled offence have been refused release under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and have not yet been released.

Answer

Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1348
Session
2017-19
Related items
Prisoners' Release: Northern Ireland
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Deposited Paper DEP2018-0024
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Northern Ireland Prisoners' release Terrorism
Legislation
Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998
Link
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