Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the benefits to the Prison Service are of its joint project with the Howard League.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the benefits to the Prison Service are of its joint project with the Howard League. [164351] Paul Goggins: The Prison Service supports the Howard League's proposal to open a printing workshop at HMP the Mount. If the plan is successful the workshop will be self-financing and employ up to 11 prisoners on the minimum wage. The workshop will benefit the Prison Service in helping develop the resettlement agenda; provide constructive activity for prisoners; and, provide an excellent opportunity to combine voluntary sector ideals with production workshop activity.

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