§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many hours the workshops in Leeds prison were open during the week ended 18 December 1981 or other recent typical week; what was the average number of prisoners employed; how many classes took place and for how many hours; what was the average number of inmates in each class; and how much time on average each prisoner spent out of his cell during that week.
§ Mr. MayhewAt Her Majesty's prison Leeds during the week ended 29 January 1982, 301 inmates were employed in the industrial workshops, which were open for an average of 16½ hours. A total of 92 educational classes, each of an average duration of 2 hours, were attended by an average of 7.3 inmates per class. In450W addition, two full-time vocational training classes, each of 2 hours per day, were attended by an average of four inmates per class.
There is no record of the average length of time each inmate spent out of his cell: it ranged from two how's to 10 hours per day. For most adults it was closer to three hours, but for young offenders it was at least four hours.
§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the certified normal accommodation for Leeds prison; what is the latest figure for the prison's population; and how many baths, showers and toilets, classrooms, square feet of exercise space and workshop places are available to the prisoners.
§ Mr. MayhewThe certified normal accommodation is 620; the number of inmates on 19 February was 1,186. There are six baths, 34 showers, 175 toilets and urinals, 10 classrooms, approximately 2,500 sq m of exercise space and 330 workshop places.