Written question asked by Lord Bradley (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 November 2003. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 6 November 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change in the prison population has been in each of the last 10 years; and what the percentage change in numbers of prison officers has been in each year in the same period. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Keith Bradley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage change in the prison population has been in each of the last 10 years; and what the percentage change in numbers of prison officers has been in each year in the same period. [129604] Paul Goggins: The information requested is given in the following table. Figures are for England and Wales. Figures exclude those in privately managed prisons. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year (as at end March) Percentage change in prison population Percentage change in number of prison compared to previous year officers compared to previous year 1994 10.3 -1 .5 1995 4.4 2.0 1996 4.4 0.7 1997 10.0 -5.5 1998 7.8 1.7 1999 -2.5 1.8 2000 0.4 0.9 2001 -0.6 -1.3 2002 6.2 -3.0 2003 4.6 2.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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