§ Mr. Macfarlaneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners convicted for murder in each year from 1970 to 1977 have since been released from prison; and what was the length of sentence served for each prisoner released.
§ Mr. Mellor[pursuant to his reply, 11 December 1985, c. 646]The readily available information is given in the following table, which also shows the numbers received in each year who were still in custody in December 1985.