HC Deb 12 July 1989 vol 156 cc530-1W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of(a) adult and (b) young offender women prisoners have acquired qualifications during 1987 and 1988; and if he will list those qualifications.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The question cannot be answered in precisely the terms stated. The position in relation to individual educational qualifications gained during the past two years was:

Grades Number
(a) Adults:
1987
O grades 13 gained by seven candidates
Highers 1
1988
O grades 8 gained by seven candidates
Highers 2

Grades Number
(b) Young Offenders:
1987
O grades 4 gained by two candidates
Highers Nil
1988
O grades 1 gained by one candidate
Highers Nil