§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women currently serving a life prison sentence in a prison in England or Wales have been informed they will never be released from prison; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery (Mr. Carlile) on 16 January 1995,Official Report, column 333. The 15 prisoners mentioned in that answer comprise 14 men and one woman.