To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people convicted of murder and subsequently released on compassionate grounds since 1993 have died (a) within three months of and (b) more than three months after their date of release. (303545)

We do not hold this information centrally. To provide this information would require a manual examination of paper records and inquiries with agencies responsible for the prisoners’ health and welfare following their release at a disproportionate cost.