§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) republican and (b) loyalist prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment or at the Secretary of State's pleasure have been reviewed since January 1988; and how many have been released.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table.
Indeterminate sentence prisoners reviewed, recommended for release and released since January 1988 by believed paramilitary affiliation at the time of their offence Number 'Loyalist' cases reviewed 106 Number recommended for release 52 'Republican' cases reviewed 86 Number recommended for release 40 'Loyalist' prisoners released 19 'Republican' prisoners released 8
§ Ms. ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many(a) republican and (b) loyalist prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment or at the Secretary of State's pleasure who have been reviewed and put back for further review are to be reconsidered in (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five years.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table.
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Indeterminate sentence prisoners who have been reviewed by the life sentence review board and deferred to be reconsidered in 1–5 years from the time of the last review. By believed paramilitary affiliation at time of offence 0–1 Year 1–2 Years 2–3 Years 3–4 Years 4–5 Years Republican 13 15 14 14 32 Loyalist 4 18 14 18 10