§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances category A prisoners are entitled to parole.
§ Dr. SummerskillAll prisoners serving sentences of over 18 months imprisonment are entitled to be considered for parole, but this is only granted on the recommendation of the Parole Board when my right hon. Friend is satisfied that release would involve no undue risk to the public. While it is, therefore, most unlikely that a category A prisoner would be regarded as eligible, the security category of prisoners is regularly reviewed, and many who have at one time been in category A have subsequently been paroled.