To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether people sentenced to two months custody or less and then released on end of custody licence are entitled to receive a discharge grant; what proportion of such people received such a grant in the last period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (275491)

Prisoners sentenced to two months or less in custody and released on End of Custody Licence (ECL) are not entitled to a discharge grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been sentenced to two months custody or less and then released on end of custody licence before serving any part of the sentence since 1 July 2007. (275492)

No prisoners sentenced to less than two months have been released on ECL without serving any part of their sentence.

Under the End of Custody Licence scheme eligible prisoners may be released up to 18 days earlier than the half-way point of their sentence subject to serving a minimum of seven days in custody after sentence.