§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each Young Offender Institution, how many hours per day were spent by inmates (a) locked up and (b) engaged in constructive activities, during the last 12-month period for which figures are available; and whether separate figures are available for remand and convicted prisoners.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)The Prison Service monitors the time that is available for prisoners to spend out of their cell, based on normal prison routines, rather than actual time that prisoners spend in their cell.
In the 12-month period from September 1996–September 1997, the average time available for prisoners to spend out of their cell per day for each Young Offenders Institution is shown in Table A.
The Prison Service monitors average time engaged in constructive activity on a weekly rather than a daily basis. The average weekly number of hours spent in constructive activity for each Young Offenders Institution is shown in Table B.
25WASeparate figures for sentenced and remand prisonersare not available.
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Table A: Young Offenders-Time Out of Cell Hours Male closed young offender Aylesbury 9.12 Castington 9.87 Deerbolt 10.55 Dover 9.25 Glen Parva 9.22 Guys Marsh 13.25 Huntercombe 11.00 Onley 11.52 Portland 10.65 Stoke Heath 11.75 Swinfen Hall 9.56 Warren Hill 8.47 Wetherby 10.90 Male juvenile Werrington 13.50 Male open young offender Colchester 21.80 Hatfield 13.25 Prescoed 24.00 Thorn Cross 12.50
Table B: Young Offenders-Constructive Activity Hours Male closed young offender Aylesbury 23.21 Castington 23.05 Deerbolt 21.73 Dover 22.38 Glen Parva 16.64 Guys Marsh 28.64 Huntercombe 24.73 Only 20.13 Portland 30.21 Stoke Health 26.30 Swinfen Hall 24.40 Warren Hill 19.85 Wetherby 31.12 Male juvenile Werrington 39.95 Male open young offender Colchester n/a Hatfield 39.30 Prescoed 42.73 ThornCross 50.80 Note:
The data for September are provisional, so these 12-month figures may be subject to minor changes.