§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of(a) male and (b) female prisoners were employed outside their prisons in 1987 and 1988.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation is not available in the form requested. Approximately 57 inmates in 1987 and 64 in 1988 went to outside employment (including community placements) from a prison training for freedom hostel as part of their formal pre-release programme. Some establishments made similar arrangements for other inmates selected as suitable. But the number of inmates allowed outwith prison unescorted for whatever reason remains small.