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Written question asked by David Heath (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 19 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 February 2008. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 February 2008 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prisoners: Skilled Workers

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners in each contracted-out prison started (a) entry level, (b) level one and (c) level two basic skills awards in each of the last five years; and what percentage of these completed (i) entry level, (ii) level one and (iii) level two basic skills awards.
Answer

Information on the number of completed basic skill awards against the target in each contracted prison in each of the last five years is provided in the following tables. Information is not centrally available for the number of prisoners who started basic skill awards and can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

Entry level basic skill award¹
2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03
Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target
Altcourse 135 242 194 194 379 200 114 50 47 20
Ashfield 326 315 282 378 313 300 0 100 n/a n/a
Bronzefield² 113 90 106 90 22 25 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Doncaster 82 120 125 112 129 120 66 40 33 20
Dovegate 345 290 291 264 191 170 185 90 62 50
Forest Bank 265 220 241 215 244 210 71 40 59 40
Lowdham Grange 69 95 96 95 121 66 47 40 38 40
Parc 388 252 266 237 230 200 252 140 143 140
Peterborough³ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Rye Hill 85 99 104 99 136 105 26 25 2 40
Wolds 216 180 190 180 212 200 210 90 183 89
Level one basic skill award¹
2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03
Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target
Altcourse 355 181 283 148 280 138 170 110 193 26
Ashfield 244 105 181 126 120 100 88 50 n/a n/a
Bronzefield² 81 40 60 40 24 30 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Doncaster 311 220 218 206 125 120 62 40 39 26
Dovegate 269 242 275 212 198 90 160 180 94 150
Forest Bank 239 220 234 210 222 200 127 100 190 40
Lowdham Grange 233 210 247 210 136 103 83 61 63 61
Parc 410 257 269 242 210 205 166 160 203 153
Peterborough³ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Rye Hill 107 63 64 63 62 60 64 45 52 35
Wolds 175 172 181 172 193 170 127 27 116 27
Level two basic skill award¹
2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03
Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target
Altcourse 270 249 199 198 204 195 144 130 183 120
Ashfield 127 42 79 50 63 40 19 20 n/a n/a
Bronzefield² 40 40 46 40 20 30 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Doncaster 232 210 207 197 170 170 140 140 129 105
Dovegate 101 365 333 333 220 200 187 80 67 70
Forest Bank 114 80 88 78 87 75 121 120 153 90
Lowdham Grange 148 134 148 134. 64 61 37 30 43 30
Parc 261 226 244 212 168 150 144 140 247 140
Peterborough³ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Rye Hill 62 77 73 77 43 50 35 45 44 35
Wolds 189 120 121 120 130 100 68 67 90 66
n/a = Not available.
¹ Information has been obtained from the PSimon reporting system. Data has also been published in the Prison Service annual report, Office for Contracted Prisons Statement of Performance and the Regional Commissioning and Partnerships annual report available on the HMPS and NOMS website.
² HMP Bronzefield did not open until June 2004.
³ HMP Peterborough did not open until March 2005.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
188305; 472 c1505-6W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Education Prisons Basic skills
Link
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