Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of life prisoners licences revoked under Section 9 of the Life Sentences (NI) Order 2001 in each year since 2001.

Since the devolution of policing and justice to the Northern Ireland Executive in 2010, the recall of individuals released on a life licence, further to Section 9 of the Life Sentences (NI) Order 2001, has been a matter for the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, except where this relates to national security. The Department of Justice shall be able to provide details relating to the number of licences revoked.