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Month	(a) Average hours per prisoner per month in workshops	(b) Average hours per prisoner per month in education	(c) Average hours per prisoner per month in rehabilitation
April 2004	2.7	6.2	1.3
May 2004	2.9	6.5	1.3
June 2004	3.2	6.9	1.4
July 2004	3.1	6.8	1.5
August 2004	3.0	6.4	1.3
September 2004	3.3	6.9	1.4
October 2004	3.2	6.9	1.4
November 2004	3.3	6.9	1.5
December 2004	2.7	6.0	1.2
January 2005	3.1	6.9	1.5
February 2005	3.1	7.0	1.5
March 2005	2.8	6.6	1.4
April 2005	2.9	6.7	1.3
May 2005	2.9	6.7	1.4
June 2005	3.2	7.1	1.6
July 2005	3.2	7.1	1.6
August 2005	3.0	6.6	1.5
September 2005	3.2	7.2	1.5
October 2005	3.1	7.0	1.5
November 2005	3.1	7.2	1.6
December 2005	2.7	6.2	1.3
January 2006	3.0	7.1	1.5
February 2006	3.1	7.3	1.5
March 2006	3.1	7.5	1.5
April 2006	2.8	6.8	1.4
May 2006	2.9	7.1	1.5
June 2006	3.0	7.3	1.6
July 2006	3.0	7.2	1.6
August 2006	2.8	6.9	1.6
September 2006	2.9	7.3	1.6
October 2006	2.9	7.2	1.6
November 2006	3.0	7.3	1.7
December 2006	2.5	6.2	1.4
January 2007	2.9	7.3	1.9
February 2007	2.9	7.3	1.7
March 2007	2.8	7.4	1.7
April 2007	2.9	6.9	0.9
May 2007	2.9	6.8	0.9
June 2007	3.2	7.5	0.9
July 2007	3.2	7.5	0.9
August 2007	2.9	6.6	0.8
September 2007	3.2	7.3	0.9
October 2007	3.1	7.3	0.9
November 2007	3.2	7.3	1.0
December 2007	2.6	6.2	0.8
January 2008	3.1	7.4	1.0
February 2008	3.1	7.4	1.0
March 2008	2.9	7.0	0.9
April 2008	3.0	7.3	0.9
May 2008	2.7	6.9	0.9
June 2008	2.9	7.4	0.9
July 2008	2.8	7.2	0.9
August 2008	2.7	6.9	0.9
September 2008	2.8	7.2	0.9
October 2008	2.8	7.3	0.9
November 2008	2.8	7.2	0.9
December 2008	2.2	6.0	0.7
January 2009	2.8	7.4	0.9
February 2009	2.7	7.3	0.9
March 2009	2.8	7.6	0.8

There is a clear drop in the level of activity from 2007-08 onwards. This is in part attributable to the existence of fewer activities following a review of the collation of data as well as their use to monitor and manage prisoner activity.

Prisoners on Remand

Mr. Pelling: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners on remand in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2008-09 were found not guilty of the charges on which they were remanded to prison; and how many days on remand were served on average by such prisoners in each of those years; [285831]

(2) how many prisoners on remand in each financial year from 2005-06 to 2008-09 who were found guilty of the charges on which they were remanded to prison did not return to prison because their period on remand equalled or exceeded the terms of imprisonment that they would have been due to serve on conviction; and how many days on remand on average were served by such prisoners in each of those years. [285832]

Maria Eagle: The estimated number of defendants remanded in custody by all courts in England and Wales for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 (latest available) who were subsequently acquitted or not proceeded against was 14,500, 12,800, and 11,400 respectively.

The estimated number of defendants remanded in custody by all courts in England and Wales for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 (latest available) who were subsequently found guilty and sentenced to immediate custody was 41,300, 39,700 and 38,800 respectively. From information held on the Court Proceedings Database, it is not possible to determine how many of these defendants did not return to custody because they had already served their sentence on remand.

These data include those held in custody at any stage during proceedings and relate to the final outcome of the court proceedings. They are taken from the 'Criminal Statistics, England and Wales' publications, 2005-07 which is published annually and presents data by calendar year.

Data from Offender Management Caseload Statistics indicate that during 2007 the average length of time served on remand was 55 days. This figure relates to all defendants and it is not possible to provide separate figures for those defendants who were subsequently acquitted and those subsequently found guilty.

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