Written question asked by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Monday, 17 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 February 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 February 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prisoners at (a) Elmley Prison and (b) Swaleside Prison have been reclassified from Category C to Category D in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners at (a) Elmley prison and (b) Swaleside prison have been reclassified from category C to category D in each year since 1997. [209863] Paul Goggins: Figures for the number of prisoners recategorised from category C to category D are available only from November 1999 onwards for Elmley prison and from 2004 for Swaleside prison. These are shown in the following table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 20051 Elmley 84 169 155 108 150 5 Swaleside 2-- 2-- 2-- 2-- 18 1 Total 2-- 2-- 2-- 2-- 168 6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 To date. 2 Figures not recorded.

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