HC Deb 26 November 1992 vol 214 cc772-3W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of qualified teachers employed at each of the London prisons on 18 November.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Full and part-time salaried teachers employed in prisons have relevant qualifications. The numbers employed on 18 November in the following prisons were:

Number
Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh 6
Her Majesty's Prison Brixton 5
Her Majesty's Prison Holloway 9
Her Majesty's Prison Pentonville 6
Number
Her Majesty's Prison Wandsworth 6
Her Majesty's Prison Wormwood Scrubs 3

In addition to salaried staff, sessionally paid teachers are employed whose numbers vary according to the number and range of classes provided at each establishment.

Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the funding for each of the last five years for education services in prisons in England and Wales.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Total expenditure on education services in prisons in England and Wales in the past five years was as follows:

£ million
1987–88 16.9
1988–89 19.5
1989–90 22.9
1990–91 25.5
1991–92 29.5