§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prisoners there are in England and Wales serving life sentences for offences other than homicide, and of these how many have served more than 10 years in prison.
§ Lord BelsteadOn 30th September 1981, 244 persons in prison department establishments were serving sentences of life imprisonment or were detained for life under Section 53(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 for offences other than murder or manslaughter, including 13 who had been recalled after being released on licence. Thirty-nine of those who had not been released on licence had been sentenced more than 10 years previously. In addition, eight of the 13 who had been recalled after being released on licence had been in custody for more than 10 years since their sentence, but not necessarily continuously.