HC Deb 07 July 1986 vol 101 cc58-9W
Mr. Bermingham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison workshops there were in each year from 1980 to 1985; and how many there are at the present time.

Mr. Mellor

The following numbers of industrial workshops were in operation in prison establishments in England and Wales:

Number
1982 305
1983 310
1984 306
1985 306
1986* 295
* Up to June

Comparable figures for 1980 and are not available.