HL Deb 13 May 1999 vol 600 cc166-7WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many prisoners have been released during each week since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement; and what are the cumulative figures of all prisoners released by the end of each week. [HL2357]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)

The Good Friday Agreement was signed on 10 April 1998. The first releases took place in the week commencing Sunday 6 September 1998. Table A attached illustrates the number of prisoners released during each week, starting Sunday 6 September 1998, and the cumulative figures of all prisoners released by the end of each week. The information contained in the table is drawn from information current at 8 May 1999.

Table A
Week No. Week Commencing (Sunday) Number of prisoners released Week-ending (Saturday) Cumulative total of prisoners released
1 6 Sep 98 7 12 Sep 98 7
2 13 Sep 98 17 19 Sep 98 24
3 20 Sep 98 18 26 Sep 98 42
4 27 Sep 98 25 3 Oct 98 67
5 4 Oct 98 18 10 Oct 98 85
6 11 Oct 98 47 17 Oct 98 132
7 18 Oct 98 41 24 Oct 98 173
8 25 Oct 98 18 31 Oct 98 191
9 1 Nov 98 7 7 Nov 98 198
10 8 Nov 98 6 14 Nov 98 204
11 15 Nov 98 5 21 Nov 98 209
12 22 Nov 98 4 28 Nov 98 213
13 29 Nov 98 3 5 Dec 98 216
14 6 Dec 98 5 12 Dec 98 221
15 13 Dec 98 6 19 Dec 98 227
16 20 Dec 98 2 26 Dec 98 229
17 27 Dec 98 0 2 Jan 99 229
18 3 Jan 99 2 9 Jan 99 231
19 10 Jan 99 1 16 Jan 99 232
20 17 Jan 99 5 23 Jan 99 237
21 24 Jan 99 0 30 Jan 99 237
22 31 Jan 99 3 6 Feb 99 240
23 7 Feb 99 0 13 Feb 99 240
24 14 Feb 99 2 20 Feb 99 242
25 21 Feb 99 0 27 Feb 99 242
26 28 Feb 99 2 6 Mar 99 244
27 7 Mar 99 3 13 Mar 99 247
28 14 Mar 99 1 20 Mar 99 248
29 21 Mar 99 5 27 Mar 99 253
30 28 Mar 99 2 3 Apr 99 255
31 4 Apr 99 0 10 Apr 99 255
32 11 Apr 99 4 17 Apr 99 259
33 18 Apr 99 1 24 Apr 99 260
34 25 Apr 99 2 1 May 99 262
35 2 May 99 2 8 May 99 264