§ Mr. McCuskerTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners during the past year in(a) Her Majesty's prison Maghaberry and (b) Her Majesty's prison Maze have received (i) 30 days' home leave as part of the pre-release home leave scheme and (ii) five days' home leave; and what determines whether a prisoner should receive 30 or five days' home leave.
§ Mr. CopeStatistics are not available in the form requested. The number of days pre-release home leave for which a prisoner may apply depends upon his classification and the length of his sentence. The maximum for fixed sentence prisoners is 23 days, for which prisoners in the "star" classification (generally those serving a first period in custody) with a sentence of four years or more are eligible.