§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of prisons and young offender institutions reduced their education provision in 1996–97; and what percentage plan to do so in 1997–98; [11508]
(2) what was the average weekly number of hours spent in education per prisoner in (a) June and (b) December in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 1997 to date. [11510]
§ Fiona MactaggartTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours of education were provided at(a) Holloway, (b) Highpoint, (c) Albany and (d) Wandsworth prisons in (i) 1995–96 and (ii) 1996–97; and what is the planned number in 1997–98. [11509]
§ Ms QuinHours of education—defined as daytime education, vocational training courses, construction industry training courses and evening education—at these establishments were:
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Hours Holloway 1995–96 (actual) 90,200 1996–97 (actual) 87,500 1997–98 (planned) 130,000 Highpoint 1995–96 (actual) 194,600 1996–97 (actual) 97,000 1997–98 (planned) 313,000
Hours Albany 1995–96 (actual) 100,600 1996–97 (actual) 56,400 1997–98 (planned) 57,000 Wandsworth 1995–96 (actual) 118,500 1996–97 (actual) 57,400 1997–98 (planned) 38,176