§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, and to what extent, there are any differences in the regulations for the remission of prison sentences in Northern Ireland compared with the rest of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. MayhewEssentially, the rate of remission of prison sentences for industry and good conduct is one-third428W in England and Wales and in Scotland, and one-half in Northern Ireland. Parole, which operates in England and Wales and in Scotland, has not been introduced in Northern Ireland, where as from 1 March 1976 a person sentenced to imprisonment for over one year would be conditionally released for the remitted portion of his sentence.