§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent on assisted visits to prisoners in 1983–84, 1984–85 and 1985–86, respectively; and what is the provisional figure for 1986–87.
§ Mr. MellorThe expenditure in respect of visitors beginning their journeys from England and Wales was as follows:
£ 1983–84 637,795 1984–85 702,808 1985–86 1818,283 1986–87 2864,400 1Includes expenditure incurred by the Department of Health and Social Security in 1984–85 but not reimbursed by the Home Office until 1985–86. 2Provisional outturn.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prisoners at Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs, Brixton, Pentonville, Holloway, Winson Green, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool prisons, respectively, spent an average of 20 hours or more per day in their cells in any recent convenient week;
(2) how, many prisoners at Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs, Brixton, Pentonville, Holloway, Winson Green, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool prisons, respectively, spent on average 23 hours a day in their cells in any recent convenient week.
§ Mr. MellorTime spent out of cells by individual prisoners (and therefore time spent in cells) is extremely difficult to measure. Prisoners leave their cells for regular regime occupational activities and the "take-up" of these activities is monitored regularly, but time spent out of cells for short-term activities is much more difficult to check. The information requested and set out in the table below has been collated locally on an ad hoc basis.
Number of prisoners who spent on average Establishment Week commencing 20 hours a day in their cells 23 hours a day in their cells Wandsworth 11 January 1987 11,100 — Wormwood Scrubs 18 January 1987 55 — Brixton 18 January 1987 2274 — Pentonville 4 January 1987 100 — Holloway 11 January 1987 9 — Birmingham 14 December 1986 330 320 Leeds 4 January 1987 600 — Manchester 4 January 1987 925 — Liverpool 11 January 1987 4647 — 1Including 20 in hospital cellular accommodation. 2Including 14 in hospital cellular accommodation. 3Category A prisoners in hospital cellular accommodation. 4Including 36 in hospital cellular accommodation.