Prisoners

(asked on 21st January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of the number of prisoners serving life sentences in (a) the UK (b) EU countries; and if he will make a statement.


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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 29th January 2019

I have not made any such assessment. Life sentences are reserved for only the most serious offending.

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