Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 15 September (HL1347–1351) relating to prisoner release, whether they will now answer the questions asked.
Answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank
The Northern Ireland Office have completed the consolidation exercise with the Sentence Review Commission and will respond this week.
Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many loyalist prisoners, released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, have been recalled; and of those, how many were subsequently released under that Act.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.
Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many republican prisoners, released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998, have been recalled; and of those, how many were subsequently released under that Act.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.
Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many loyalist prisoners sentenced for a scheduled offence have been refused release under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and have not yet been released.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.
Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many republican prisoners sentenced for a scheduled offence have been refused release under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 and have not yet been released.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.
Asked by: Lord Trimble (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners have been released under the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998; and of that number, how many prisoners were designated as (1) loyalist, and (2) republican.
Answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Northern Ireland Office officials are currently undertaking a consolidation exercise, in conjunction with the Sentence Review Commissioners to confirm the answers to your questions. I will write to the Noble Lord once this exercise has been completed.