§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners serving life sentences have been granted parole or released on licence during the past 20 years in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonA total of 335 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment or detained during Her Majesty's pleasure or without limit of time were released on licence in the 20 years to 31 December 1989. Separate figures are not maintained for life sentence prisoners alone, nor are such prisoners eligible for the grant of parole.