§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what offence Mr. Donald Hall vas sentenced to imprisonment; what sentence was imposed and on his release from prison in Cumbria on Friday 12th January how much of his sentence he had completed; what was the reason for his early release; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. JohnMr. Donald Hall was sentenced on 17th March 1976 to a total of three years' imprisonment for two offences of burglary. He was released from Haverigg Prison on 13th January 1978. In accordance with Section 67 of
806WNorthern Ireland, what was (1) the number killed while on duty, (2) the number seriously wounded, and (3) the number slightly injured requiring absence from duty; and how these rates compare with the police and the Armed Forces.
§ Dr. Summerskill,pursuant to her reply [Official Report, 18th January 1978; Vol. 942, c. 215–6], gave the following information:
The following is the information about the numbers killed while on fire service duty in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland in 1974, 1975 and 1976, the last year for which figures are available, and the operational strengths for those years, together with figures for the police and the Armed Forces. Information about the numbers injured is not available.
the Criminal Justice Act 1967, time spent in custody before sentence counted towards his sentence and he was granted normal remission of one-third of his sentence under Prison Rule 5.