Prison Service (Portland) (Hansard, 19 April 1999)

HC Deb 19 April 1999 vol 329 c418W 418W

§ Mr. Ian Bruce
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed(a) directly and (b) indirectly by the Prison Service in the three prison establishments in Portland. [81254]

§ Mr. George Howarth
The information requested is given in the table.

Prison service staff employed at Portland prisons as at 31 March 1999

Prison Number of directly employed staff Number of indirectly employed staff¹

Portland 285.5 71

The Verne 268 47.5

Weare 200 46

¹These figures include: education staff, probation staff, healthcare staff, chaplaincy staff, drug counsellors, ship's crew (Weare), hairdressers and librarians. The figures do not include works contractors.

Prison service staff employed at Portland prisons as at 31 March 1999
Prison	Number of directly employed staff	Number of indirectly employed staff¹
Portland	285.5	71
The Verne	268	47.5
Weare	200	46
¹These figures include: education staff, probation staff, healthcare staff, chaplaincy staff, drug counsellors, ship's crew (Weare), hairdressers and librarians. The figures do not include works contractors.