§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many hours in the most recent convenient week the workshops in Wandsworth prison 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 prisoners in each class; and how much time on average each prisoner spent out of his cell during that week.
§ Mr. MellorIn the week commencing 3 November 1986 the workshops were open for an average of 18 hours; an average of 648 prisoners were employed each working day in the workshops and on catering, maintenance, cleaning and other domestic tasks; 121 education classes (65 day-time and 56 evening) were held for a total of 234 hours; there were an average of seven prisoners in each class. It is not practical to calculate the average amount of time spent out of cells since this covers many things apart from work and education including, for example, exercise, association, visits, use of the prison library and canteen and other out of cell activities.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average population of Wandsworth prison in the most recent convenient week.
§ Mr. MellorPrison population figures are collected centrally once a week. On 14 November 1986 Her Majesty's prison Wandsworth held 1,548 prisoners.
§ Mr. Tom Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many square feet of exercise space is available to prisoners in Wandsworth prison.
§ Mr. MellorA total of 66,300 sq ft in exercise yards and 1,820 sq ft in the gymnasium.