§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners convicted since 1979 of a crime involving violence against the person served the greater part of their sentence in an open prison. [34428]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 1 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the number of prisoners convicted since 1979 of a crime involving violence against the person who had served the greater part of their sentence in an open prison.
The information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.