HC Deb 01 July 1976 vol 914 c242W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons have farms and gardens; and how many prisoners are employed on them.

Mr. John

All penal establishments in England and Wales have gardens; 36 of them have farms. The number of inmates employed on farms and gardens varies with the season and their availability, but the average is about 2,100.