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Police Overtime
Mr. Chidgey: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were (a) the total and (b) the average overtime payments for police officers in each police force in England and Wales for each year since 1992-93. [11506]
Mr. Michael: The following tables show overtime costs, where available, for each police force in years 1992-93 to 1995-96. Figures for 1996-97 are not held centrally. The information for years up to, and including, 1994-95 is taken from the police grant claim forms. The format of this changed in 1995-96, when police authorities were no longer required to submit detailed expenditure information. The figures for 1995-96 are therefore taken from returns submitted by police forces to Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary's matrix of indicators. However, that return also changed in 1996-97, since when information on overtime costs has no longer been available. Nor are details of overtime costs included in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy statistics of actual police expenditure from 1994-95 onwards. The average overtime payment has been calculated by dividing the total cost of overtime for the force by its recorded police strength as at 31 March in the year in question.
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1992-93 to 1994-95: police grant claim forms. 1995-96: The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Estimates.
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Prisons (Education)
Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of prisons and young offender institutions reduced their education provision in 1996-97; and what percentage plan to do so in 1997-98; [11508]
- (2) what was the average weekly number of hours spent in education per prisoner in (a) June and (b) December in (i) 1995, (ii) 1996 and (iii) 1997 to date. [11510]
Ms Quin: I will write to my hon. Friend.
Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours of education were provided at (a) Holloway, (b) Highpoint, (c) Albany and (d) Wandsworth prisons in (i) 1995-96 and (ii) 1996-97; and what is the planned number in 1997-98. [11509]
Ms Quin: Hours of education--defined as daytime education, vocational training courses, construction industry training courses and evening education--at these establishments were:
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Prisoners (Cells)
Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average time per day which prisoners spent in their cells in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97 and (c) each month since April 1997. [11511]
Ms Quin: The Prison Service monitors the time that is available for prisoners to spend out of their cell, based on normal prison routine, rather than the actual time that prisoners spend in their cell.
The average time available for prisoners to spend out of their cell for 1995-96, 1996-97 and each month since April 1997 was:
The data for the current financial year are subject to final validation.
Mr. Beith:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners were held in their cells for more than (a) 10, (b) 12 hours per day in (i) 1995-96 and (ii) 1996-97 and (iii) each month since April 1997. [11825]
Ms Quin:
The Prison Service monitors the time that is available for prisoners to spend out of their cell, based on normal prison routine, rather than the actual time that prisoners spend in their cell.
1995-96: 11.4 hours
1996-97: 11.2 hours
April 1997: 11.0 hours
May 1997: 11.1 hours
June 1997: 11.0 hours
| Percentage of prisoners unlocking for: | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | April 1997 | May 1997 | June 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More than ten hours | 70 | 63 | 57 | 59 | 60 |
| More than twelve hours | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
The data for the current financial year are subject to final validation.
Mr. McWalter: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average daily time spent out of cells by prisoners in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1996-97 and (c) each month since April 1997. [11952]
Ms Quin:
The Prison Service monitors the time that is available for prisoners to spend out of their cell, based on normal prison routines, rather than the actual time that prisoners spend out of their cell.
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The average time available for prisoners to spend out of their cell for 1995-96, 1996-97 and each month since April 1997 was:
The data for the current financial year are subject to final validation.
Mr. McWalter:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners were out of their cells for (a) more than 10 hours per day and (b) more than 12 hours per day in (i) 1995-96 and (ii) 1996-97. [11951]
Ms Quin:
I will write to my hon. Friend.
Sir Peter Lloyd:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are currently accommodated two to a cell designed for one person.[12222]
Ms Quin:
I will write to the right hon. Member.
1995-96: 11.4 hours
1996-97: 11.2 hours
April 1997: 11.0 hours
May 1997: 11.1 hours
June 1997: 11.0 hours
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