HC Deb 27 March 1986 vol 94 c540W
Viscount Cranborne

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time between application for parole by prisoners serving life sentences and the decision of the parole board.

Mr. Mellor

The average time at present taken between consideration of a case by the local review committee at the prison to consideration by the Parole Board is about 10½ months.