§ Mr. BYLESasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he could state approximately the total cost to the nation of keeping David Davies in prison for a period of thirty-eight years?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe approximate net average cost of maintaining a convict is £18 3s. per annum, or about £690 for thirty-eight years. It is, of course, impossible to give exact figures for any individual convict.
§ Mr. BYLESDoes the £18 cover everything—administrative charges; salaries of governor, medical officer, etc., interest on capital, and so forth?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI understand that it includes everything.