§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many current prisoners have(a) reached and (b) exceeded their tariff date; and if he will make a statement. [110847]
§ Mr. BoatengOn 31 January, 2000, a total of 4,407 life sentence prisoners and detainees at Her Majesty's pleasure were held in custody. Of these, approximately 1,400 had reached or exceeded their tariff expiry date.