§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women are at present serving a life prison sentence in England and Wales. [47195]
§ Ms QuinThe latest available information is for 31 May 1998. On that date, there were 3,792 male and 139 female life sentence prisoners in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who were serving a life sentence were released on parole in England and Wales during the last 12 months. [47106]
§ Ms QuinLife sentence prisoners are released on life licence and not parole. Provisional information for 1997 shows that between January and December 1997, 111 life sentence prisoners were released on life licence from Prison Service establishments in England and Wales.