HC Deb 11 July 2001 vol 371 c532W
Miss Widdecombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours were spent on purposeful activity in(a) male local prisons, (b) male open prisons, (c) male closed training prisons, (d) male young offender institutions, (e) female prisons and (f) female young offender institutions in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1999–2000 and (iii) 2000–01; and if he will make a statement. [2479]

Beverley Hughes

The average hours per week spent in purposeful activity in 1996–97, 1999–2000 and 2000–01, by establishment function, are given in the table.

Function name 1996–97 1999–2000 2000–01
Category B 21.6 23.4 24.5
Category C 27.4 26.8 26.6
Dispersal 19.4 19.2 19.4
Female closed 28.6 23.8 25.4
Female local 22.2 19.8 23.0
Female open 37.9 39.3 39.3
Male closed YOI 22.2 20.8 22.3
Male juvenile 38.7 37.9 37.0
Male local 19.2 19.5 20.2
Male open 42.4 42.7 42.3
Male open YOI 46.0 43.7 40.4
Male remand centre 16.3 17.6 18.8