§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were engaged in the following categories of work on 30 November 1971, 30 November 1981 and at the latest available date: farms and gardens, works services, outside work, full-time education, industries, vocation and construction industry training, pre-release courses and domestic service; and what was the number who were classed as non-effective.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is given in table 10.2 of "Prison Statistics England and Wales 1980", Cmnd. 8372. This table gives the latest information available.
§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average working week of a prisoner in (a) a local prison, (b) an open prison, (c) a training prison and (d) a female establishment.
§ Mr. MayhewInformation is available only in relation to prisoners employed in industrial workshops. The 395W average hours worked by prisoners in industrial workshops in each category of prison is not readily obtainable but the range of hours worked per week is as follows:
Hours Local prisons Nil to 25 Open training prisons 19 to 34 Closed training prisons 14 to 37 Female establishments 16 to 31