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Release Of Prisoners Serving Indeterminate Sentences For Public Protection

EDM number 1254 in 2013-14, proposed by Elfyn Llwyd on 02/04/2014.

That this House notes that at the end of January 2014, 5,335 prisoners in the UK were still serving indeterminate sentences for public protection, which were abolished by the Government in 2012; further notes that 3,561 of these prisoners had already passed their tariff and that, since the Parole Board releases roughly 400 inmates every year, it will take nine years for the Board to clear this backlog of cases; further notes with dismay that many prisoners serving indeterminate sentences fail to gain places on appropriate courses which would progress their rehabilitation and that as a result such prisoners have little hope of release; recognises that 24 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences have committed suicide whilst in custody; further notes that each prison place costs

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Elfyn Llwyd02/04/2014Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruProposed
Jonathan Edwards02/04/2014Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSeconded
Peter Bottomley03/04/2014Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Paul Flynn07/04/2014Newport WestLabourSeconded
Andrew Stunell07/04/2014Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins10/04/2014Luton NorthLabourSeconded
John Leech10/04/2014Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Gerald Kaufman28/04/2014Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin28/04/2014Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Tim Farron29/04/2014Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Swales01/05/2014RedcarLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell06/05/2014Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned

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