§ Mr. HumeTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information is available to indicate how many prisoners gave up special category status in each of the past four years; for how many of these prisoners the
Year Numbers relinquishing special category status Numbers who went to LSRB within 1 year Number of reviews since relinquishing special category status Release dates set Referred to judiciary Deferred (by number of years) Numbers released 0–1 1–2 2–3 1985 19 9 6 and 1 review 2 12 — — — — 7 and 2 reviews 1 had 3 reviews 1 had 4 reviews 4 had NIL reviews —see note below 1986 23 6 5 had 1 review 15 11 5 — 1 3 5 had 2 reviews 13 had no reviews —see note below 1987 5 1 1 had 2 reviews 8 10 6 3 — 16 4 had no reviews —see note below 1988–89 3 NIL None have had a review 8 10 2 3 — 9 Note: The 24 prisoners who relinquished Special Category status in the four years 23 March 1985–22 March 1989 and have not since been reviewed were all recommended for consultation with the judiciary prior to their decision to relinquish Special Category status.