§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which bodies are used to provide education within young offenders institutions. [158734]
§ Paul Goggins28 contractors currency provide Learning and skills for young offenders, most of which are colleges of further education. Young Offenders also benefit from the involvement of a wide range of1472W voluntary and community organisations in learning activities. Some of these, such as the Prisoners' Education Trust, provide financial support for distance learning. Others, such as the YMCA, Clean Break Theatre Company and Writers in Prison Network are directly involved in providing learning services.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the latest figure is of the cost per week of detaining a person in custody in a young offenders institution. [159510]
§ Paul GogginsThe average weekly cost of keeping someone in establishments categorised as young offender institutes during the financial year 2002–03 was £535.
§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average sentence served within young offenders institutions was in each year since 1997. [158732]
§ Paul GogginsTable 3.14 of 'Prison Statistics England and Wales 2002' gives the average time served in prison under sentence by young offenders discharged from determinate sentences on completion of sentence or on licence, for the period 1997–2002. A copy of this publication is available in the House of Commons Library.