Question follow-through · 38526
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will hold discussions with the Parole Board on the potential impact of the release of James Hurley on PC Frank Mason's family.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will hold discussions with the Parole Board on the potential impact of the release of James Hurley on PC Frank Mason's family.
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2025
Answer published
James Hurley is rightly serving a life sentence for the murder of PC Frank Mason. The Court set his minimum term for the purposes of retribution and deterrence at 20 years. The minimum term expired on 8 January 2022, and from that date he became eligible ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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