§ 86. Mr. SWANasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present average cost of convicts exclusive of cost of building and inclusive of cost of buildings?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Baird)The average annual cost is £111 1s. 3d. This is exclusive of the cost of new buildings. If that be included an addition of £2 2s. 5d. would have to be made. Full details will be found in Appendix 9 of the Annual Report of the Directors of Convict Prisons, 1918–1919, of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy.