HC Deb 27 November 1975 vol 901 c236W
23. Mr. Graham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement concerning the operation of the Parole Review Board as it affects prisoners serving life sentences.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The law enables the Secretary of State to release a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment only if he is recommended to do so by the Parole Board. The procedure by which the Board reviews cases and makes its recommendations is now well established and is, I believe, working satisfactorily.