§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will publish a table in theOfficial Report to show as for Monday 25 January 1999 the number of persons released early from prison under the early release legislation passed as a result of the Belfast Agreement indicating how many were (a) male, (b) female, (c) Loyalist and (d) Republican; how many of each recognised faction there are in each such category; and how many more in each category she expects to be released by the end of March 1999 or as much as such information as is readily available. [R] [67776]
§ Mr. IngramThe information in respect of subsections(a), (b), (c) and (d) is shown in Table A as at 27 January 1999. Information is held in relation to the perceived paramilitary association of prisoners, where applicable, for management purposes. It should be noted, however, that with the exception of HMP Maze, where links are more clearly defined, this information is based on a combination of factors including the offence, sympathies and associates.
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Perceived affiliation of prisoners released on licence under the 1998 Sentences Act as at 27 January 1999
Table A
Perceived affiliation Males Females Loyalist UDA 44 — UFF 17 — UVF 42 — Loyalist 4 — RHC 1 — LVF 1 —
Perceived affiliation of prisoners released on licence under the 1998 Sentences Act as at 27 January 1999
Table A
Perceived affiliation Males Females Republican PIRA 107 6 Former INLA 5 2 Republican sympathiser 2 — Total 223 8 The information regarding how many more expected releases by the end of March 1999 is shown in Table B. This is based on cases in which the SRC have already issued substantive determinations which give dates for release on licence during the specified period.
Table B Perceived affiliation Males Females Loyalist UDA 3 — UVF 1 — Republican PIRA 4 — Republican sympathiser 1 — Total 9 —