HC Deb 08 May 2000 vol 349 cc307-8W
Miss Widdecombe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of resource employment places in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, broken down by type of activity. [120693]

Mr. Boateng

Prior to 1994 accounts were submitted centrally covering industries' and farms' output but following devolution of funding to establishment level this has not been a requirement. Therefore, from 1995–96 the figures have been extracted from data supplied as part of the Prison Service accounts. The available information is given in the table.

Resource employment places in prisons in England and Wales 1990–91 to 1999–2000
Year Industries
1999–20001 210,989
1998–991 211,966
1997–981 229,173
1996–971 29,173
1995–96
Tailoring/Shirts 2,184
Textiles 2,429
Others 210
Footwear/Leather 221
Printing 243
Weaving 352
Engineering 810
Woodwork 795
Laundry 1,060
Contract Services 1,732
Total 10,036
1994–95
Tailoring/Shirts 2,176
Textiles 2,381
Others 210
Footwear/Leather 221
Printing 243
Weaving 352
Engineering 810
Woodwork 795
Laundry 1,203
Contract Services 1,732
Total 10,123
1993–94
Tailoring/Shirts 2,330
Textiles 2,256
Others 190
Footwear/Leather 261
Printing 286
Weaving 313
Engineering 780
Woodwork 763
Laundry 1,053
Contract Services 1,792
Total 10,024

Resource employment places in prisons in England and Wales 1990–91 to 1999–2000
Year Industries
1992–93
Tailoring/Shirts 2,257
Textiles 2,426
Others 210
Footwear/Leather 266
Printing 286
Weaving 334
Engineering 780
Woodwork 758
Laundry 1,082
Contract Services 1,779
Total 10,178
1991–92
Tailoring/Shirts 2,296
Textiles 2,798
Others 196
Footwear/Leather 261
Printing 320
Weaving 352
Engineering 740
Woodwork 764
Laundry 1,104
Contract Services 2,132
Total 10,963
1990–91
Tailoring/Shirts 2,401
Textiles 2,708
Others 226
Footwear/Leather 261
Printing 320
Weaving 439
Engineering 740
Woodwork 879
Laundry 1,017
Contract Services 2,107
Total 11,098
1 Breakdown by activity not available
2 Centrally available figures may not be wholly accurate

Resource employment places in prisons in England and Wales 1990–91 to 1999–2000
Totals1 Farms and gardens
1999–2000 2 2,784
1998–99 2 2,949
1997–98 2 3,508
1996–97 2 3,508
1995–96 3,474
1994–95 3,474
1993–94 3,474
1992–93 3,474
1991–92 3.657
1990–91 3.551
1 Breakdown by activity not available
2 Centrally available figures may not be wholly accurate