§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners who are serving sentences for violent crime are former members of the armed services, with particular reference to those who were previously involved with active combative duties; and if these figures are equal in proportion with the percentage of the United kingdom non-prison population who are members of the armed services. [15764]
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Mr. Graham Allen, dated 27 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking, how many prisoners who are serving sentences for violent crime are former members of the armed services, with particular reference to those who were previously involved with active combative duties; and if these figures are equal in proportion with the percentage of the United kingdom non-prison population who are members of the armed services.I regret that the information requested is not available centrally.