§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what increase in real terms in expenditure on the prison service is expected between the financial years 1986–87 and 1988–89 in England and Wales.
306Wavailable, what was the percentage of persons successfully completing a period of parole licence without further conviction.
§ Mr. MellorThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of those prisoners, granted parole in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, were recalled to prison.
§ Mr. MellorThis information is not available in the form requested. Information about the numbers of prisoners recommended for parole and recalled to prison during the years in question is as follows:
Recommended Recalled Percentage 1985* 14,168 803 5.7 1984 11,909 512 4.3 1983 5,363 512 9.5 1982 5,200 593 11.4 * Provisional figures
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners serving sentences of (a) 18 months, (b) more than 18 months and less than two years, (c) two years or more and less than three years, (d) three years or more but less than four years and (e) four years or more but less than five years were granted parole in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is as follows:
§ Mr. MellorThe Government's public expenditure plans are formulated in cash terms. As indicated in Cmnd. 9702, expenditure on the prison service in England and Wales is planned to increase from £700 million in 1986–87 to £770 million in 1988–89 (table 3.11). This represents an increase of £20 million (or 2.9 per cent.) in real terms, using the GDP deflator.