Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 15 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C prisoners there were in England (i) in 1990, (ii) in 1995, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) at the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C prisoners there were in England (i) in 1990, (ii) in 1995, (iii) in 2000 and (iv) at the latest date for which figures are available. [196462] Paul Goggins: Information on the number of Category A, B and C prisoners, as recorded on the central prison IT system, is provided in the table. Information is not available for 1990 or 1995. Population of category A, B and C prisoners at prison establishments in England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Category A 1 Category B Category C 30 June 2000 925 7,700 26,100 30 September 2004 903 8,000 32,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figures for category A prisoners have been supplied by NOMS colleagues, and comprise all prisoners with a category A classification, including those on remand or awaiting extradition. The 2004 figure is for 1 October

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