HL Deb 19 February 1987 vol 484 c1336WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many persons are still detained in Northern Ireland at the Secretary of State's pleasure and how many of them have already spent 12 years in custody.

Lord Lyell:

Forty-five persons are serving sentences of detention during the Secretary of State's pleasure for murder, of whom 11 have been given provisonal release dates. Of those without release dates, seven have spent 12 years or longer in prison.