§ Mr. MallonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many meetings have been convened by the Life Sentence Review Board; how many prisoners' cases they have reviewed; and what were their recommendations, in each of 1985, 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. StanleyThe information is set out in the following table:
1985 1986 19871 Number of meetings 9 11 8 Number of cases considered 127 108 112 Cases recommended for consultation with the judiciary with a view to the setting of a provisional release date 26 26 20 Cases put back for further review 101 82 92 1 To date.