To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the circumstances were of the licence breaches which necessitated 12 level three offenders and 51 level two offenders under the multi-agency public protection panel and multi-agency risk assessment conference management being returned to custody in South Wales in 2005-06.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the circumstances were of the licence breaches which necessitated 12 level three offenders and 51 level two offenders under the multi-agency public protection panel and multi-agency risk assessment conference management being returned to custody in South Wales in 2005-06.

The Minister of State for Northern Ireland (David Hanson) has made the following Ministerial Statement. Protection of the public is the first duty of the criminal justice system. That is one of the key reasons why, last year, the Northern Ireland Office undertook a comprehensive public consultation on proposals for...

The Minister of State for Northern Ireland (David Hanson) has made the following Ministerial Statement. Protection of the public is the first duty of the criminal justice system. That is one of the key reasons why, last year, the Northern Ireland Office undertook a comprehensive public consultation on proposals for...

Protection of the public is the first duty of the Criminal Justice System. That is one of the key reasons why, last year, the Northern Ireland Office undertook a comprehensive public consultation on proposals for reviewing the sentencing framework for Northern Ireland. As part of that process I asked for...

Protection of the public is the first duty of the Criminal Justice System. That is one of the key reasons why, last year, the Northern Ireland Office undertook a comprehensive public consultation on proposals for reviewing the sentencing framework for Northern Ireland. As part of that process I asked for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the release of violent sex offenders on parole; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the release of violent sex offenders on parole; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Category D prisoners over the age of 70 are not being considered for parole because of the severity of their original offence; what the average period of imprisonment is which they have served; and what assessment has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Category D prisoners over the age of 70 are not being considered for parole because of the severity of their original offence; what the average period of imprisonment is which they have served; and what assessment has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many rapists have been released from jail on parole since 23 May 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many rapists have been released from jail on parole since 23 May 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the total prison population is eligible (a) for weekend release and (b) to work outside prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the total prison population is eligible (a) for weekend release and (b) to work outside prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) discretionary lifers and (b) mandatory lifers who were released on licence and subsequently absconded during the past 10 years are still at large.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) discretionary lifers and (b) mandatory lifers who were released on licence and subsequently absconded during the past 10 years are still at large.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions his Department has had with the social exclusion task force on the impact of Prison Service order 6300 on prisoners who are carers and on their children.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions his Department has had with the social exclusion task force on the impact of Prison Service order 6300 on prisoners who are carers and on their children.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the evidential basis was for the decision that three nights and four days in every eight week period was the most appropriate period for primary carer home leave.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the evidential basis was for the decision that three nights and four days in every eight week period was the most appropriate period for primary carer home leave.

(3) what the incidence of further offences whilst on release on temporary licence for reasons other than childcare resettlement leave by (a) female prisoners and (b) male prisoners has been since January.

(3) what the incidence of further offences whilst on release on temporary licence for reasons other than childcare resettlement leave by (a) female prisoners and (b) male prisoners has been since January.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the feedback from prison establishments collected during the development of the policy that established Prison Service Order 6300; and whether this feedback included direct feedback from prisoners who were (a) primary and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the feedback from prison establishments collected during the development of the policy that established Prison Service Order 6300; and whether this feedback included direct feedback from prisoners who were (a) primary and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are on licence from prisons in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are on licence from prisons in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals were released on licence where the parole board decision was not unanimous in the 2005-06 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals were released on licence where the parole board decision was not unanimous in the 2005-06 financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the rate of recidivism was amongst paroled prisoners in each of the last five years, broken down by length of sentence served by those paroled.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the rate of recidivism was amongst paroled prisoners in each of the last five years, broken down by length of sentence served by those paroled.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of people convicted of further offences committed before the period of their prison sentence had expired were ordered to return to prison to serve the outstanding sentence in full in each of the last eight...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of people convicted of further offences committed before the period of their prison sentence had expired were ordered to return to prison to serve the outstanding sentence in full in each of the last eight...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are on licence from prisons in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are on licence from prisons in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the relevant probation service informed the Recalls Section at his Department of every lifer who was released on licence and subsequently absconded;

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the relevant probation service informed the Recalls Section at his Department of every lifer who was released on licence and subsequently absconded;

(2) how many (a) discretionary lifers and (b) mandatory lifers released on licence subsequently absconded in each of the last five years.

(2) how many (a) discretionary lifers and (b) mandatory lifers released on licence subsequently absconded in each of the last five years.