HC Deb 24 April 1990 vol 171 c105W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the range of weekly earnings for prisoners on standard piece rate.

Mr. Mellor

Under the standard piece rate scheme, individual inmates are paid according to their own output or that of a group and may earn up to a maximum of £3.95 per week.

Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the maximum earnings of a remand prisoner.

Mr. Mellor

In certain very limited circumstances a remand prisoner may earn up to £5.87 per week (the maximum for a sentenced prisoner), but generally the maximum weekly pay is £2.25.

Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the range of weekly earnings for prisoners on the modified piece scheme.

Mr. Mellor

The modified piece work scheme is an incentive earnings scheme applied to certain workshops and parties with a designated working week of 23 hours or more. The pay range for production workers is from £3.18 to £5.87 per week and for support workers from £2.23 to £5.27 per week.