§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prisoners serving four years or more in England and Wales were granted parole on(a) their first application and (b) their second application in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [82447]
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Revenue grant—as published in probation circular £ 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 PC 103/1995 PC 75/1996 PC 70/1997 PC 78/1998 Avon 7,071,371 6,960,416 6,902,105 7,216,823 Bedfordshire 3,764,067 3,747,487 3,772,001 3,974,058 Berkshire 5,963,860 5,857,807 5,774,094 5,987,052 Cambridgeshire 4,303,759 4,242,406 4,197,352 4,410,157 Cheshire 6,434,803 6,388,142 6,426,440 6,774,263 Teeside (Cleveland) 5,255,538 5,455,118 5,512,966 5,863,353 Cornwall 2,792,170 2,760,884 2,750,466 2,888,443 Cumbria 4,310,007 4,231,779 4,179,220 4,372,774 Derbyshire 5,485,099 5,695,898 6,051,490 6,662,657 Devon 7,724,929 7,532,551 7,442,774 7,745,855 Dorset 4,621,304 4,492,145 4,445,580 4,614,128 Durham 4,550,828 4,502,470 4,522,016 4,771,306 East Sussex 4,451,446 4,434,050 4,455,089 4,697,660 Essex 9,350,779 9,267,237 9,250,906 9,767,332 Gloucestershire 4,060,728 4,003,135 3,942,703 4,438,208 Hampshire 9,741,592 9,754,924 9,849,274 10,538,925 Hereford and Worcester 4,575,081 4,493,707 4,463,796 4,636,596 Hertfordshire 5,951,791 5,917,834 5,921,973 6,219,277 Humberside 6,564,688 6,573,213 6,578,324 6,951,436 Kent 10,439,101 10,384,473 10,435,511 11,047,957 Lancashire 9,576,431 9,916,865 10,445,124 11,367,602 Leicestershire 5,767,920 5,722,123 5,740,400 6,382,196 Lincolnshire 4,061,445 4,048,534 4,066,517 4,283,254
§ Mr. George HowarthThe available data given in the table are for the proportions of determinate sentenced prisoners recommended for parole at first reviews and at all subsequent reviews. Data on the grant of parole are not readily available in this form, but the proportion of prisoners not granted parole following a recommendation for parole is insignificant.
Proportion of determinate sentenced prisoners recommended for parole at first and subsequent review 1989 to 1998/99 England and Wales First Review Subsequent Reviews (per cent.) 1989 15.3 47.6 1990 11.9 44.3 1991 12.3 47.1 1992 15.5 49.7 1993 20.1 48.2 1994 36.0 44.7 1995 48.4 33.7 1995/96 47.6 29.4 1996/97 40.5 22.0 1997/98 40.7 27.4 1998/99(Provisional) 40.6 31.6