§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners applying for parole were (a) under 40 years, (b) 40 to 49 years, (c) 50 to 59 years and (d) 60 years or over in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. HurdOf the 9,534 prisoners who were eligible to be considered for parole in 1983 and did not decline consideration, it is estimated that, at the time of the decision regarding the award of parole, about 8,100 were aged under 40 years, about 1,100 aged 40 to 49 years, about 300 aged 50 to 59 years and about 100 aged 60 or over. Prisoners whose cases were reviewed more than once have been recounted on each occasion.
Persons* sentenced to unsuspended imprisonment for trafficking in certain controlled drugs†—United Kingdom Offence 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Unlawful production number — — — 3 2 average length of sentence (months) — — — 14 144 Unlawful supply number 71 58 123 164 204 average length of sentence (months) 38 38 21 40 44 Possession with intent to supply unlawfully number 46 41 65 88 105 average length of sentence (months) 28 39 22 37 32 Unlawful import or export number 72 83 117 146 128 average length of sentence (months) 58 67 52 73 66 Total number 176 170 281 356 392 average length of sentence (months) 46 55 36 57 54 * As the same person may be found guilty for more than one offence, rows cannot be added together to produce totals. † Those controlled drugs for which notification of addiction is required from doctors, specified in the schedule of the Misuse of Drugs (Notification of and Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1973. They are cocaine, dextromoramide (Palfium), diamorphine (heroin), dipipanone (Diconal), hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levorphanol methadone (Physeptone), morphine, opium, oxycodone, pethidine, phenazocine and piritramide.