HC Deb 31 March 1988 vol 130 cc680-1W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the maximum number of prisoners who can be employed; and how many prisoners were actually employed(a) in workshops and (b) on other tasks in the most recent convenient week, at each of the following prisons: Birmingham, Leeds, Pentonvilile, Manchester, Wandsworth, Wormwood Scrubs and Holloway.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The information is as follows:

No. of Employment Places Average number Employed in w/e 28 February 1988
Industrial Workshops and Farms and Gardens Domestic Catering and Maintenance Duties Industrial Workshops and Farms and Gardens Domestic Catering and Maintenance Duties
Wandsworth 451 288 202 288
Wormwood Scrubs 228 204 137 173
Holloway 52 97 14 90

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.

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