§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
From which sections of the Factories Acts 1961 and 1976 the Home Office has obtained exemptions 822WA in relation to prison workshops, and under what provision these exemptions have been obtained.
§ Lord EltonPrison workshops are not "factories" as defined by the Factories Act 1961: the question of exemption does not therefore arise. We are not aware of a Factories Act 1976.