Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners convicted of terrorist-related offences were released on temporary licence in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

No prisoners who are currently serving a custodial sentence for a terrorist-related offence were released on temporary licence (ROTL) in England and Wales between October 2018 and September 2019. This is the latest annual data available. No terrorist or terrorist-risk offenders are currently eligible to be released on temporary licence. This policy is under regular review.

ROTL enables offenders to participate in activities outside of prison, directly contributing to community resettlement, helping with their rehabilitation and development of a purposeful, law-abiding life. There is no entitlement to ROTL. It is discretionary and only allowed following a robust risk assessment of each offender.