§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners held in each of the London prisons were employed within the prison on a daily basis as at 1 June. [87453]
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§ Mr. George HowarthThe information my hon. Friend requested is contained in the table.
Name of prison establishment Number of prisoners employed as at 1 June 1999 Belmarsh 1580 Brixton 214 Holloway 414 Pentonville 2335 Wandsworth 854 Wormwood Scrubs 443 1 No prisoners actually attended for work on I June as a result of lightning striking, although 580 were scheduled to attend and normally did so before and after this interruption. 2472 prisoners were normally employed at Pentonville around this time. There was reduced work on 1 June following the bank holiday.