HC Deb 17 January 2001 vol 361 c271W
Mr. Stinchcombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were released on temporary licence(a) in total and (b) broken down by type of licence, in 2000. [144951]

Mr. Boateng

There were 244,000 releases on temporary licence in 2000. This includes prisoners who were released on more than one occasion. The total is broken down as follows:

Number
Local visits 44,100
Resettlement licence 66,100
Facility licence 125,700
Compassionate release 8,100
Total 244,000