HC Deb 21 July 1927 vol 209 c571
52. Mr. BUCHANAN

asked the Secretary for State for Scotland the average cost of maintaining a prisoner in Duke Street, Barlinnie, and Peterhead Prisons, respectively?

Major ELLIOT

For the year ended the 31st December, 1926, the average annual cost of maintaining a prisoner in the prisons referred to was:—

£ s. d.
Duke Street … … 81 5 0
Barlinnie … … 47 5 4
Peterhead … … 101 3 4

Mr. MONTAGUE

Will the Secretary of State consider sending a Commission from West Ham to these prisons with a view of securing economy?