asked Her Majesty’s Government:
How many prisoners were unlocked on the morning of 13 March in (a) HM Prison Pentonville; (b) HM Prison Nottingham; (c) HM Prison Wymott; (d) HM Prison Acklington; (e) HM Prison Wayland; and (f) HM Prison Erlestoke. [HL2702]
We publish monthly figures on the population in each prison establishment. The most recent published figures show that on 31 January 2007 there were (a) 1,124 prisoners in HMP Pentonville; (b) 552 prisoners in HMP Nottingham; (c) 1,043 prisoners in HMP Wymott; (d) 850 prisoners in HMP Acklington; (e) 701 prisoners in HMP Wayland; (f) 422 prisoners in HMP Erlestoke. This information is obtainable from table 4 at the following website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs07/prisjan07.pdf.
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
asked Her Majesty’s Government:
How many prisoners are currently employed on administrative tasks such as cleaning or food production and serving in (a) HM Prison Pentonville; (b) HM Prison Nottingham; (c) HM Prison Wymott; (d) HM Prison Acklington; (e) HM Prison Wayland; and (f) HM Prison Erlestoke; and [HL2704]
How many prisoners are currently enrolled in education courses in (a) HM Prison Pentonville; (b) HM Prison Nottingham; (c) HM Prison Wymott; (d) HM Prison Acklington; (e) HM Prison Wayland; and (f) HM Prison Erlestoke; and [HL2705]
How many prisoners are currently on training courses other than education courses, including during treatment, in (a) HM Prison Pentonville; (b) HM Prison Nottingham; (c) HM Prison Wymott; (d) HM Prison Acklington; (e) HM Prison Wayland; and (f) HM Prison Erlestoke; and [HL2706]
How many prisoners are currently unemployed in (a) HM Prison Pentonville; (b) HM Prison Nottingham; (c) HM Prison Wymott; (d) HM Prison Acklington; (e) HM Prison Wayland; and (f) HM Prison Erlestoke.[HL2707]
The information requested is set out in the table.
(a) Pentonville (b) Nottingham (c) Wymott (d) Acklington (e) Wayland (f) Erlestoke Number of prisoners currently employed on administrative tasks such as cleaning or food production and serving 131 77 226 177 102 98 Number of prisoners currently enrolled on education courses 182 96 449 95 324 280 Number of prisoners currently on training courses other than education courses, including during treatment* 403 275 764 310 464 20 Number of prisoners currently unemployed 469 102 55 272 20 40 * This figure includes prisoners in employment but excludes those performing the administrative tasks described in Question HL2704.