Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference between the number of prisoners eligible for parole and the number of those who have applied since 2000. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the reasons for the difference between the number of prisoners eligible for parole and the number of those who have applied since 2000. [150194] Paul Goggins: The table sets out the number of prisoners each year since 2000-01 who have been eligible to apply for parole and who have declined to do so. No analysis has been made of the reasons why prisoners decline to apply for parole. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Total number of prisoners 6,662 6,640 7,032 eligible for parole Number of prisoners who decline 1,086 1,126 1,020 to apply for parole Percentage of prisoners who 16.3 17 14.5 decline to apply for parole _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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