HC Deb 04 July 1996 vol 280 cc514-5W
25. Mr. Rendel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently undertaking educational courses. [34542]

Miss Widdecombe

This information is not available in the form requested. Prisoners' education is recorded in hours. The total number of prisoner hours spent in education in 1995 was 9.4 million.