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Miss Widdecombe: To 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. Boateng: The 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.
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Information on prisoner wages is unavailable, as this is not recorded centrally.
| Establishments | Work places | Hours | Annual turnover (£000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1998 | |||
| Albany(12) | 112 | 25 | 704 |
| Ashwell(13) | 202 | 25 | 1,300 |
| Camp Hill | 92 | 25 | 471 |
| Channings Wood(14) | 164 | 25 | 681 |
| Featherstone(15) | 187 | 25 | 2,700 |
| Kirkham(16) | 170 | 25 | 1,940 |
| Littlehey | 170 | 25 | 554 |
| Wymott | 180 | 25 | 1,700 |
| Total | 1,277 | 25 | 10,050 |
| 1998-1999 | |||
| Albany(12) | 153 | 23.3 | 881 |
| Ashwell(13) | 280 | 25 | 855 |
| Camp Hill | 109 | 20 | 667 |
| Channings Wood(14) | 163 | 23.25 | 979 |
| Featherstone(15) | 265 | 27 | 3,400 |
| Kirkham(16) | 251 | 29 | 1,920 |
| Littlehey | 250 | 27.3 | 192 |
| Wymott | 268 | 27.3 | 2,300 |
| Total | 1,739 | 25.27 | 11,194 |
| 1999-2000 | |||
| Albany(12) | 132 | 20.27 | 487 |
| Ashwell(13) | 332 | 26.55 | 752 |
| Camp Hill | 107 | 21.29 | 1,500 |
| Channings Wood(14) | 155 | 22.37 | 863 |
| Featherstone(15) | 254 | 26.17 | 2300 |
| Kirkham(16) | 220 | 29.15 | 1,300 |
| Littlehey | 222 | 14.03 | 239 |
| Wymott | 374 | 23.14 | 2,000 |
| Total | 1,796 | 22.87125 | 9,441 |
(12) Establishment now has five fewer instructors than at the start of the project. (Additional drug treatment programmes)
(13) Product changes with reduced sales values
(14) Drug treatment programmes affected the work place numbers
(15) Sales values dramatically reduce due to product change
(16) Establishment roll reduced by 250 places
Miss Widdecombe: To 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. Boateng: Data 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.
Note:
Figures not available for privately operated prisons
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Miss Widdecombe: To 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. Boateng: The information requested is given in the table.
| 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 |
Prisoners' Earnings Act 1996
Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to bring the Prisoners' Earnings Act 1996 into force; and if he will make a statement. [120688]
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Mr. Boateng: I am determined that as many prisoners as possible should make a contribution to their keep. Officials will be reporting shortly on the outcome of work they have been doing on the extent to which the Prisoners' Earnings Act 1996 can contribute to this objective and I will then consider the options.
Prisons (Resource Employment Places)
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.
(17) Breakdown by activity not available
(18) Centrally available figures may not be wholly accurate
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| Totals(19) | Farms and gardens |
|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | (20)2,784 |
| 1998-99 | (20)2,949 |
| 1997-98 | (20)3,508 |
| 1996-97 | (20)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 |
(19) Breakdown by activity not available
(20) Centrally available figures may not be wholly accurate
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