§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on each of the pilot prisons involved in the first tranche of the Workshop Expansion Scheme, with special reference to(a) the number of work places available, (b) hours of work, (c) prisoner wages and (d) the annual turnover of the workshops. [120684]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information on the number of work places available, hours of work and annual turnover of workshops is given in the table.
The data apply to industries only and excludes agribusiness. It has been extracted from locally-supplied workshop control and hours reports.
305WInformation on prisoner wages is unavailable, as this is not recorded centrally.
Workshop expansion scheme Establishments Work places Hours Annual turnover (£000) 1997–1998 Albany1 112 25 704 Ashwell2 202 25 1,300 Camp Hill 92 25 471 Channings Wood3 164 25 681 Featherstone4 187 25 2,700 Kirkham5 170 25 1,940 Littlehey 170 25 554 Wymott 180 25 1,700 Total 1,277 25 10,050 1998–1999 Albany1 153 23.3 881 Ashwell2 280 25 855 Camp Hill 109 20 667 Channings Wood3 163 23.25 979 Featherstone4 265 27 3,400 Kirkham5 251 29 1,920 Littlehey 250 27.3 192 Wymott 268 27.3 2,300 Total 1,739 25.27 11,194 1999–2000 Albany1 132 20.27 487 Ashwell2 332 26.55 752 Camp Hill 107 21.29 1,500 Channings Wood3 155 22.37 863 Featherstone4 254 26.17 2300 Kirkham5 220 29.15 1,300 Littlehey 222 14.03 239 Wymott 374 23.14 2,000 Total 1,796 22.87125 9,441 1 Establishment now has five fewer instructors than at the start of the project. (Additional drug treatment programmes) 2 Product changes with reduced sales values 3 Drug treatment programmes affected the work place numbers 4 Sales values dramatically reduce due to product change 5 Establishment roll reduced by 250 places
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average length of the working week for those prisoners employed in workshops in each adult male training prison in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available; and what was the average wage in each establishment. [120690]
§ Mr. BoatengData on the average length of the working week are given in the table. Records are not kept centrally on the average wage in each establishment.
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Average length of the working week Prison name Average hours Albany 19 Blundeston 20 Dartmoor 21 Garth 19 Gartree 22 Kingston 25 Maidstone 25 Parkhurst 25
Average length of the working week Prison name Average hours Swaleside 23 Acklington 26 Ashwell 26 Blantyre House 35 Buckley Hall 36 Camp Hill 22 Channings Wood 18 Coldingley 25 Downview 16 Erlestoke 19 Everthorpe 26 Featherstone 19 Haverigg 26 Highpoint 13 Lancaster 18 Lindholme 17 Littlehey 21 Moorland 20 Mount 24 Ranby 22 Risley 27 Shepton Mallet 27 Stafford 21 Stocken 29 Verne 30 Wealstun 20 Wellingborough 20 Whatton 23 Wymott 31 Ford 27 Kirkham 30 Latchmere House 61 Leyhill 21 Standford Hill 23 Sudbury 25 Note:
Figures not available for privately operated prisons
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were employed on average in prison workshops in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [120685]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is given in the table.
Average numbers of prisoners employed in prison workshops 1990–91 to 1999–2000 Number 1999–2000 8,571 1998–99 9,699 1997–98 7,615 1996–97 7,601 1995–96 8,844 1994–95 8,851 1993–94 8,680 1992–93 8,552 1991–92 9,308 1990–91 7.286