Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2018 to Question 141739, on Terrorism: Prisoners' Release, what the nationality was of each of the three prisoners referred to.

The response given to question 141739 is inaccurate, for which I apologise. There were two prisoners convicted of terrorist-related offences who were released on temporary licence (ROTL) during 2015 to 2017. One was released in 2015, the other was released in both 2016 and in 2017. Records indicate both prisoners are British.

Public protection is our priority. All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a full risk assessment, involving all relevant agencies, before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL). The ROTL compliance rate stands at over 99%.

We want prisoners to know that there is a route to a better life and this is through purposeful activity, through education, through skills and through employment. ROTL helps with all of this and the latest evidence underlines the link between temporary release and reduced reoffending.