HC Deb 25 April 1996 vol 276 c260W
17. Mr. Sweeney

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he intends to take to ensure that sentences passed on persistent criminals more accurately reflect the time actually served in prison. [25054]

Mr. Maclean

I believe that there should be greater honesty in sentencing. Accordingly, I propose that the present parole and early release arrangements should be abolished and the term served would match more closely the term of imprisonment imposed by the court.