§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prisoners serving custodial sentences were reviewed for parole in 1988, 1989 and 1990; how many were released under licence; and how many reviewed and/or released were serving sentences of(a) seven years or more and (b) 10 years or more.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe number of prisoners reviewed for parole in 1988 and 1989 and released under licence is set out in appendix A of the annual report of the Parole Board for Scotland for 1989, copies of which are available in the Library. The figures for 1990 will be published in the annual report of the Parole Board for Scotland for 1990, which will be available later this year. The other information is not readily available and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many recommendations by the Parole Board for the release of prisonerss under licence serving sentences of(a) less than seven years, (b) seven years and more and (c) 10 years or more have been rejected by the Secretary of State in each of the past five years.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNone.