§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average number of hours per week which prisoners spent in purposeful activity, in each month of 1994 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated 24 October 1994:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average number of hours per week which prisoners spend in purposeful activity, in each month of 1994 to the latest available date.The latest available information is as follows:
Weekly average hours per prisoner in purposeful activity Month Hours January 1994 23.3 February 25.5 March 26.3 April 25.0 May 26.7 June 26.3 July 27.3 August 26.9 September 26.4