Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners convicted of what terrorist-related offences have been released on temporary licence since 14 November 2014.

Release on temporary licence (ROTL) is not an entitlement and each prisoner is rigorously risk assessed before they are allowed to be released on ROTL. Those convicted of terrorism-related offences are subject to the tougher Restricted ROTL process, introduced by this Government in 2014.

Two prisoners convicted of terrorist related offences have been granted temporary release between 14 November and 30 January. These two prisoners were not however serving a sentence for Terrorism Act offences.