§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to continue the pre-release preparation courses at Her Majesty's prisons at Ranby and Ashwell and to extend them to other prisons.
§ Mr. MayhewThe pre-release preparation courses at Her Majesty's prisons at Ranby and Ashwell will continue. Various courses with similar objectives are already run in other establishments. Experience is being reviewed with a view to possible further development as resources may permit. Meanwhile, a training course for full-time prerelease course instructors has been included in the annual programme of the Prison Service College.
§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were admitted to the prerelease employment scheme in each of the last five years
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is as follows:
1976 391 1977 402 1978 464 1979 429 1980 374
§ Mr. Nelsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to extend the pre-release employment scheme so as to enable prisoners undertaking full-time education to be involved.
§ Mr. MayhewA review of the pre-release employment scheme is currently being carried out. The question of involving prisoners undertaking full-time education will be considered in the review.