§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the year in which each prison still in use in Great Britain was built.
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§ Mr. CarlisleAs regards England and Wales, I would refer the hon. Member to the information given on pages 82–87 of the White Paper "People in Prison, England and Wales", Cmnd. 4214. A new purpose-built prison at Long Lartin opened last month.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the number of welfare officers who are employed full time in Her Majesty's Prisons.
§ Mr. CarlisleOn 1st January, 1971, 259 probation officers were seconded whole-time to undertake welfare duties in prison service establishments in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the amount of money spent on each prison in Great Britain during the last five years.
§ Mr. CarlisleI regret that the information asked for is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. If the hon. Member wants information about a particular establishment in England and Wales, I shall do my best to supply it.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of prisons in which men are employed sewing mail bags.
§ Mr. CarlisleTwenty-six in England and Wales, including two where the work is reserved for a small number of men who are required to work in their cells.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated number of men detained in Her Majesty's Prisons, who are employed in the sewing of mail bags.
§ Mr. CarlisleAbout 3,400, in England and Wales.