§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider introducing a conditional release scheme similar to that operating in Northern Ireland in order to reduce pressure on the prison system.
§ Mr. WhitelawWhilst I am prepared to consider any measures which would reduce pressure on the prison system, a conditional release scheme as operated in Northern Ireland—where there is no parole system—would be incompatible with the existing parole scheme operated in England and Wales.