§ Mr. Jeffrey Archerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners serving determinate sentences of over 10 years for robbery with violence have been paroled, and what in each case was the length of time actually served.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe only available information is that in England and Wales, 123W from the start of the parole scheme on 1st April, 1968, up to 31st December, 1970, 18 prisoners were released who had been convicted of robbery, including robbery with violence ; and that most were not granted parole until their cases had been reviewed for the third time, so that they had to serve at least five years.