§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the number of life-sentenced prisoners, excluding terrorist cases, held in British prisons for each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. RumboldInformation on offences committed by terrorists is recorded centrally only for prisoners sentenced to life for homicide. The readily available information is given in the table.
Population of life sentence prisoners in prison service establishments in England and Wales on 30 June: by year, 1979–90 Year Number1 1979 1,431 1980 1,569 1981 1,660 1982 1,773 1983 1,807 1984 1,902 1985 2,032 1986 2,174 1987 2,320 1988 2,484 1989 2,656 21990 2,778 1 Excluding terrorists sentenced for murder or manslaughter. 2 Provisional figures.
§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give details of the number of mandatory and discretionary life-sentenced prisoners, excluding terrorist cases, that have been released from British prisons for each year since 1979.
§ Mrs. RumboldInformation on offences committed by terrorists is recorded centrally only for prisoners sentenced to life for homicide. The readily available information is given in the table.
Persons1 released from prison service establishments in England and Wales on life licence, 1979–90 Year of release Murder2 Manslaughter2 Other offence3 1979 62 6 3 1980 33 10 6 1981 57 10 10 1982 79 5 17 1983 83 5 14 1984 52 7 7 1985 51 3 6 1986 37 3 4 1987 46 2 3 1988 54 8 3 1989 62 4 1 41990 48 9 7 1Excluding persons released following a recall. 2Excluding terrorists. 3Including terrorists. 1Provisional figures.