§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the planned expenditure for prison education services for the financial year 1986–87; and what was the planned expenditure for those services for the financial years 1984–85 and 1985–86.
§ Mr. MellorAt the beginning of each of the financial years shown, forecast expenditure on educational services was as follows:
£ 1984–85 12,867,000 1985–86 13,581,960 1986–87 14,539,905 The figures do not include expenditure on religious education, physical education, industrial training, library, vocational training and construction industry training staff, building and maintenance costs and prison officer escort costs.
§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the planned number of prison education teaching hours, both in total and for hourly paid teachers, for the financial year 1986–87; and what was the planned number of prison education teaching hours, both in total and for hourly paid teachers, for the financial years 1984–85 and 1985–86;
(2) what was the planned number of prison education teaching hours delivered, both in total and for hourly paid teachers, for the financial years 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is as follows:362W
Financial Year Planned Hours Hourly Paid Teachers Total 1984–85 445,340 700,259 1985–86 479,934 730,077 1986–87 499,324 759,628 The number of teaching hours delivered annually is not collected centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.