§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many hours in the week ended 2 November, or any other recent typical week, the workshops in Liverpool prison were open; 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; how many individual prisoners attended at least one class during the week; and how much time on average each prisoner spent out of his cell during that week.
§ Mr. MellorIn the week ended 2 November 1985 two of the eleven workshops at Liverpool were closed for structural alterations. The remaining nine workshops were open for an average of 13 hours employing an average of 41 prisoners. In addition 253 prisoners were employed on domestic, catering and maintenance duties.
Thirty-nine classes were held during this week, with total class hours of 72½ and the average number of inmates attending each class was 7.7. One hundred and eighty inmates attended at least one class. It is not possible other than at disproportionate cost, to calculate the average amount of time spent out of cells.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed in workshops in Liverpool prison on any one day.
§ Mr. MellorSix hundred and seven.