HC Deb 31 July 1997 vol 299 cc558-9W
Fiona Mactaggart

To 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]

Ms Quin

I will write to my hon. Friend.

Fiona Mactaggart

To 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 Quin

Hours of education—defined as daytime education, vocational training courses, construction industry training courses and evening education—at these establishments were:

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