§ Lord AVEBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are the factors which have to be taken into consideration by the Local Parole Review Committee and the Parole Board in deciding whether or not to grant an application for parole and whether they will place in the Library a copy of any instructions or guidelines issued to those authorities.
§ Lord BELSTEADThe present criteria for release on parole were drawn up in consultation with the Parole Board and promulgated by the then Home Secretary on 4th August 1975. A statement of the criteria, which has since been published as an appendix to the Parole Board's Annual Reports for 1975 and 1977, was placed in the Library of the House.