§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will indicate which of the 33 persons currently serving sentences of life imprisonment for terrorist offences committed in England and Wales are currently serving their sentences in prisons in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland respectively, indicating the date of conviction in each case.
Earl FerrersResponsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Prison Agency and its Director General, Mr. Derek Lewis. The agency has therefore responded to the question, and its letter is given below.
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Date of terrorist incident Number of people killed as a result of incident Location of incident Number of people convicted of murder as a result of incident1 Date convictions were quashed following referral under 17 of the Criminal Appeals Act 1968 22 February 1972 7 Officers Mess, Parachute Brigade HQ, Aldershot, Hampshire 1 8 March 1973 1 Old Bailey, London — 17 September 1973 1 Bilton House, 21 Highfield Road Edgbaston Birmingham 4 February 1974 12 M62 Motorway near Leeds 1 Cleared on Appeal 4 June 1992 Letter from Mr. Derek Lewis, Director General, Prison Agency, dated 20th May 1993:
Lord Ferrers has asked me to reply to your recent Question requesting information about those serving sentences of life imprisonment for terrorist offences in England and Wales.
I can confirm that of the 33 prisoners currently serving life imprisonment for such offences, four are presently being held in prison establishments in Northern Ireland.
The table below, which I hope you will find helpful, sets out the details by year of conviction.
Table showing those serving sentences of life imprisonment for terrorist offences committed in England and Wales, who are currently serving their sentences in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland Year of conviction England and Wales Northern Ireland 1973 3 1976 5 1 1977 5 — 1979 2 — 1980 3 — 1981 2 — 1985 4 — 1986 6 — 1988 1 — 1993 1 — TOTAL 29 4