§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many television sets, video recorders, tape recorders, stereo, hi-fi and other electronic equipment has been supplied to prisons in England during each of the last five years for which records are available.
§ Mr. MellorEquipment of this kind is provided from a variety of sources and for a variety of purposes, and no central record is maintained of items supplied. In 1985 the following equipment was in use in prisons in England for education and recreation purposes: 463W
- 263 Television sets
- 182 Video cassette recorders
- 780 Tape recorders (including cassette recorders and players)
- 347 Items of hi-fi and other electronic equipment (stereos, record players, radios and radio cassette recorders/ players).