§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of offenders in(a) the east midlands, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England and Wales went immediately into employment on release from prison in (i) 1989, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1991.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is not recorded. However, the National Prison Survey 1991, which was based on a random sample of the prison 829W population, found that about one sixth of prisoners who had an earliest release date in 1991 said that they had jobs to go to on release.
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of offenders under supervision by the probation service in(a) Nottinghamshire and (b) England and Wales were unemployed in (i) 1989, (ii) 1990 and (iii) 1991.