§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the Parole Board as to the circumstances in which Kenneth John Clark was released on licence in April, 1968 and as to the medical reports available to the Board at the time that the decision was made.
§ Mr. Deedesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether in view of the remarks of the judge at Bristol Assizes on 5th November, he will call for a report on the circumstances in which Kenneth John Clark was released after two years of his four-year sentence; and whether psychiatric assessments are made in such cases.
§ Mr. CallaghanI have been informed of the facts in this case. Medical and psychiatric reports were available which showed the prognosis to be good. I very much regret these serious offences. Nevertheless I am satisfied that all the relevant factors were carefully considered by the Local Review Committee, and the Parole Board before reaching a conclusion.