§ Lord Mishconasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why prisoners in England and Wales receive 30 per cent. remission of sentence for good behaviour whereas prisoners in Northern Ireland, convicted of identical offences, receive 50 per cent. remission of sentence.
§ Lord GlenarthurThe difference between the rate of remission for industry and good conduct in Northern Ireland and the rate in England and Wales reflects the separate criminal justice systems within the constituent parts of the United Kingdom and the absence of a parole scheme in Northern Ireland.