HC Deb 17 December 1964 vol 704 cc121-2W
91. Mr. Sharples

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a minimum working week of 30 hours in all local prisons has yet been achieved.

Miss Bacon

No, but steady progress is being made. In a little over a year the number of prisoners in local prison work- shops working less than 30 hours a week has been reduced from about 8,500 to less than 5,500.