§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much time was spent unlocked in(a) male local prisons, (b) male closed training prisons, (c) male young offender institutions, (d) female prisons and (e) female young offender institutions in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1999–2000 and (iii) 2000–01; and if he will make a statement. [2473]
§ Beverley HughesThe average time out of cell per weekday in male local prisons, male closed training prisons, male young offender institutions, female prisons and female young offender institutions for the years 1999–2000 and 2000–01 are listed in the table. Comparable data for 1996–97 are not available. Establishments are categorised by their main role only. Female young offender institutions are included in the relevant part of the female estate.
1999–20001 2000–011 Category B 10.7 10.6 Category C 11.3 10.8 Dispersal 9.5 9.5 Female closed 11.2 11.3 Female local 10.8 9.1 Female open 18.5 19.0 Male closed young offender 9.3 8.4 Male juvenile 10.8 10.8 Male local 8.8 8.8 Male open young offender 12.7 12.9 Male remand centre 8.1 6.9 1 Average time out of cell (weekdays)
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners were(a) employed in industrial workshops and (b) employed in agriculture and horticulture, in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1999–2000 and (iii) 2000–01; how many prisoners were employed as a percentage of the prison population in each of these periods; and if he will make a statement. [2470]
§ Beverley HughesThe tables set out the number of prisoners employed in industrial workshops and in agriculture and horticulture, expressed as a percentage of the average prison population for the year from 1996 to the most recently available data.
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Industrial workshops Year Number of prisoners As a percentage of average annual prison population 1996–97 7,601 13.41 1999–2000 9,527 14.70 2000–011 10,429 16.15 1 Figures shown for 2000–01 are calculated from April 2000 and March 2001 figures. Workshop figures for 2000–01 include craft and charity workshops which were excluded from the figures for previous years
Agriculture and horticulture Year Number of prisoners As a percentage of annual prison population 1996–971 1,395 2,46 1999–2000 1,988 3.06 2000–01 1,926 2.98 1 The figures provided are not entirely comparable because the figures for 1996–97 exclude amenity maintenance, included in later years
§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total number of hours of educational study was in(a) male local prisons, (b) male open prisons, (c) male closed training prisons, (d) male young offender institutions, (e) female prisons and (f) female young offender institutions in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1999–2000 and (iii) 2000–01; and if he will make a statement. [2469]
§ Beverley HughesThe total number of hours of educational study for male local prisons, male open prisons, male closed training prisons, male young offender institutions and female prisons in 1996–97, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 is listed in the table.
Establishments are categorised by their main role only. Female young offender institutions are included in the relevant part of the female estate.
Function name 1996–97 1999–2000 2000–01 Category B 1,282,248 1,536,783 1,637,976 Category C 6,038,900 6,452,503 6,681,851 Dispersal 805,420 778,398 799,868 Female closed 294,648 382,229 422,478 Female local 490,052 472,973 531,418 Female open 347,032 300,732 201,368 Male closed YOI 2,846,087 3,147,571 3,446,699 Male juvenile 94,480 136,274 125,254 Male local 4,171,057 6,511,304 6,600,486 Male open 1,620,819 1,179,529 1,196,511 Male open YOI 368,838 358,905 325,660 Male remand centre 67,699 104,159 117,943