§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people convicted of rape and sentenced to prison have been released on parole since 1st January 1976.
§ Mr. JohnThe number of prisoners convicted of rape and subsequently released on parole cannot be determined without disproportionate cost and effort. 285 prisoners who had been convicted of heterosexual offences were released on parole in 1976, out of a total of 4,995 prisoners so released.