HC Deb 22 June 1999 vol 333 cc347-8W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners held in each of the London prisons were employed within the prison on a daily basis as at 1 June. [87453]

Mr. George Howarth

The information my hon. Friend requested is contained in the table.

Name of prison establishment Number of prisoners employed as at 1 June 1999
Belmarsh 1580
Brixton 214
Holloway 414
Pentonville 2335
Wandsworth 854
Wormwood Scrubs 443
1 No prisoners actually attended for work on I June as a result of lightning striking, although 580 were scheduled to attend and normally did so before and after this interruption.
2472 prisoners were normally employed at Pentonville around this time. There was reduced work on 1 June following the bank holiday.