§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed in workshops at Winson green prison, Birmingham, on any one day.
§ Mr. Corbettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many hours in the week ended 14 July, or any other recent typical week, the workshops at Winson green prison, Birmingham, were open; what was the average number of prisoners employed; how many classes took place and for how many hours; what was the average number of inmates in each class; and how much time on average each prisoner spent out of his cell during that week.
§ Mr. HurdDuring the week ending 30 June three workshops at Birmingham prison were open on average for 21.4 hours employing an average of 38 prisoners. In addition, a further 167 prisoners were employed on various domestic and maintenance duties. Twenty-eight classes were held during the week with total class hours of 56, and the average number of prisoners attending each class was between seven and eight. Whilst the workshop figures are typical, the education classes were reduced during the week to approximately two-fifths of normal because of staff shortages and a security alert. It is not practicable to calculate the average amount of time spent out of cells since this covers things apart from work and education, including, for example, exercise, association, visits, medical treatment and applications to see the governor.