§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give figures for the number of industrial accidents in Her Majesty's prisons for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewFigures for 1970–75 are not available. Figures for the last five years involving absences from work of one day or more as a result of accidents, including those in recreational activity, in all prison service establishments are as follows:
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Staff 278 264 413 156 182 Inmates 207 275 421 236 189 485 539 834 392 371