§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed, how many workshops there are and how many prisoners the workshops can employ at each of the following prisons: Birmingham, Leeds, Pentonville, Manchester, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs and Holloway.
How many prisoners were employed, and for how many hours workshops were open, in the most recent convenient week, at each of the following prisons: Birmingham, Leeds, Pentonville, Manchester, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs and Holloway.
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The Minister of State, Home Office (Earl Ferrers)Information about industrial workshops at the listed prisons for the week ending 27th May 1988 is as follows:
Workshops Inmate Employment Places Inmates Employed Opening Hours BIRMINGHAM Heavy Textiles I 75 32 15.0 Heavy Textiles II 60 36 15.0 Laundry 22 23 23.5 LEEDS Light Textiles 60 35 20.35 Heavy Textiles I 60 60 19.75 Heavy Textiles II 60 31 212.5 Heavy Textiles III 40 27 20.60 Contract Services 30 Closed Closed Engineering 24 13 21.0 PENTONVILLE Contract Services 60 35 17.25 Tailoring 56 40 18.1 MANCHESTER Contract Services 75 109* 29.25 Interlock 56 23 28.75 Heavy Textiles 45 24 30.0 Tailoring 35 26 30.0 Clothing Repairs 10 5 30.0 Laundry 9 8 30.0 WANDSWORTH Laundry 100 88 22.5 Heavy Textiles 95 70 16.0 Leatherwork 60 10 7.5 Brushes 55 27 11.45 Tailoring 50 35 9.5 Woodwork 40 15 16.0 Contract Services 30 Closed Closed Dry Cleaning 15 6 16.0 WORMWOOD SCRUBS Engineering 65 51 12.6 Tailoring 40 31 12.0 Contract Services 25 11 16.25 Laundry 24 Closed Closed Cutting 20 12 15.33 Binding 15 12 15.0 Sewing Machine Repairs 15 12 15.0 HOLLOWAY Light Textiles 40 17 20.0 *This includes Rule 43 prisoners working outside the main workshop. Information about inmate employment at the listed prisons during the week ending 27th May 1988 is as follows:
In addition to those employed in work as defined above significant numbers of prisoners were also engaged in other out of cell activities including full-or part-time education, vocational training and construction industry training courses.
No. of Employment Places Average No. employed in w/e. 27.5.88 Industrial Workshops and Farms and Gardens Domestic, Catering and Maintenance Duties Industrial Workshops and Farms and Gardens Domestic Catering and Maintenance Duties Birmingham 160 153 91 153 Leeds 280 171 170 148 Pentonville 124 194 77 170 Manchester 236 312 201* 303 Wandsworth 451 232 256 216 Wormwood Scrubs 228 221 136 191 Holloway 52 66 22 57 *This includes Rule 43 prisoners working outside the main workshop.