Mr. C. WILSONasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can state for the years 1913–14 and 1922–23 the cost per head in local prisons, convict prisons, Borstal institutions, preventive detention prisons, reformatories and industrial schools?
Mr. DAVIESThe particulars are as follow:
Table indicating the comparative cost per head of local prisoners, convict prisoners, Borstal inmates, prisoners in preventive detention, and boys and girls in reformatory and industrial schools, in 1913–14 and 1922–23.
of money has been received from the Peruvian Government as compensation for British subjects who were induced to emigrate to Peru in 1920; whether the amount received has been expended; whether any further payments are promised; and, in view of the distress still existing amongst many of the returned emigrants, whether he will make representations to the Peruvian Government to fulfil their obligations in this matter?
§ Mr. LUNNI have been asked to reply. Compensation to the extent of £2,500 has been received from the Peruvian Government, and has been distributed amongst returned emigrants. A further £1,200 has been promised by the Peruvian 297W Government in final settlement of all claims. As a result oi representations which have been made to the Peruvian Government, it is understood that a resolution authorising the remittance of this sum has been signed by the President. In the light of present information, it is not proposed to make further representations to the Peruvian Government.