asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the numbers and percentage of persons subject to parole who have committed further criminal offences or who have otherwise breached the terms of the parole order.

In England and Wales during 1975, 311 persons who were on parole while serving determinate sentences had their licences revoked for breaches of the licence conditions including, in 144 cases, the commission of offences. The 311 revocations represented 7·7 per cent, of the number of persons granted parole in 1975.