asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the design capacity by modern standards for each prison in Northern Ireland, including the new prison; and what are the actual numbers in each prison at the present time.

[pursuant to his reply, 13 May 1985 c. 3]: The following is the normal capacity of each penal establishment and the present population:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table to show the following information, for each year since 1 January 1982 (a) the value of goods produced by each prison workshop in each Northern Ireland prison, (b) the value of goods produced on a per capita basis in each case, (c) the average number of hours worked by each prisoner in each prison per week and the average for the United Kingdom as a whole, (d) the number of prisoners who did not work in each year in each prison in Northern Ireland and (e) the average number of prisoners who are in each prison in Northern Ireland.

[pursuant to his reply, 13 May 1985, c. 3]: The available information is as follows:

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the average hours worked in each week in each prison in Northern Ireland by civilian teachers and instructors in each of the years or financial years 1982 to date.

[pursuant to his reply, 13 May 1985, c.3]: The weekly conditioned hours of full-time teachers in the Northern Ireland prison service consist of 18 to 22 hours class contact, depending on grade, but additional time is spent on preparatory work. The conditioned hours for civilian instructors are 42 a week. Since the escape from Her Majesty's prison Maze (cellular) in September 1983, however, it has not been possible to utilise fully these instructors.Details of the hours actually worked by civilian instructors are not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.