§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil claims by prisoners against the Prison Department have been settled out of court in each year since 1995. [95074]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information is available only from 1997 onwards and is given in the table.
Civil claims by prisoners against the Prison Service settled out of court1 Year Civil claims 1997 106 1998 83 1999 (to 20 October) 25 1 These figures exclude any cases where a settlement has been reached but final resolution on matters such as costs have not yet been completed.