§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the most recently available numbers of prisoners reconvicted within(a) two years, (b) four years and (c) five years of discharge from each category C prison. [35595]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 9 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking for the most recently available number of prisoners reconvicted within (a) two years, (b) four years and (c) five years of discharge from each category C prison.The information requested is not immediately available and I will write to the hon. Member when we have the figures.