HC Deb 04 April 1989 vol 150 cc174-5W
Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) republican and (b) loyalist prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment or at the Secretary of State's pleasure have been reviewed since January 1988; and how many have been released.

Mr. Ian Stewart

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Indeterminate sentence prisoners reviewed, recommended for release and released since January 1988 by believed paramilitary affiliation at the time of their offence
Number
'Loyalist' cases reviewed 106
Number recommended for release 52
'Republican' cases reviewed 86
Number recommended for release 40
'Loyalist' prisoners released 19
'Republican' prisoners released 8

Ms. Short

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) republican and (b) loyalist prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment or at the Secretary of State's pleasure who have been reviewed and put back for further review are to be reconsidered in (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five years.

Mr. Ian Stewart

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Indeterminate sentence prisoners who have been reviewed by the life sentence review board and deferred to be reconsidered in 1–5 years from the time of the last review. By believed paramilitary affiliation at time of offence
0–1 Year 1–2 Years 2–3 Years 3–4 Years 4–5 Years
Republican 13 15 14 14 32
Loyalist 4 18 14 18 10