§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many female prisoners have been released from prison in Scotland in each of the last five years and the current year on compassionate and/or medical grounds; of these, in each case how many were suffering from anorexia nervosa as their principal or only complaint; and, of these, how many subsequently died as a result of that condition;
(2) how many of the female prisoners released from prison in Scotland on compassionate and on medical grounds in each of the last five years and the current year were let out on licences and how many as the result of a pardon; and, in each case, how many are known to be still within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom courts;
(3) if he will list the crimes for which each of the female prisoners released from prison in Scotland in each of the last five years and the current year on compassionate and on medical grounds were convicted.
§ Mr. RifkindNo female inmate has been released from a penal establishment in Scotland during the past five years on compassionate or on medical grounds.