§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the latest year for which figures are
1 year 1 year 11 months 2 years 2 years 11 months 3 years 3 years 11 months 4 years 4 years 11 months 1982 201 1,877 1,603 654 1983 202 1,891 1,658 756 1984 5,743 3,247 1,616 648 1985 (Provisional) 8,302 3,070 1,457 605 Separate figures for sentences of 18 months are not available.
The increases between 1983 and 1984 in the first two columns illustrate the effect of the reduction in the minimum qualifying period for parole under Section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982.