HC Deb 11 February 1992 vol 203 c483W
20. Mr. Leighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what provision he has made for the training and employment of prisoners and ex-offenders.

Mr. Howard

Responsibility for training in prisons lies with the prison service. Time spent in prison counts as a period of unemployment for the purposes of qualifying within the priority groups eligible to enter employment training, which is delivered by training and enterprise councils. On employment matters, the employment service helps and advises ex-offenders through its extensive jobcentre network.