Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the amount of compensation paid out in relation to parole hearings.
Prisoners whose parole hearings have been delayed may be eligible to make a claim for compensation against the Parole Board. The Parole Board holds data on the compensation it has paid to eligible prisoners. In 2021-22, the last full year for which data is currently available, the Parole Board paid £86,000 in total in compensation to prisoners.