HC Deb 31 October 1946 vol 428 c125W
68. Mr. W. J. Brown

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the average cost per head per week of maintaining persons in prisons.

Mr. Ede

Over all establishments, including Borstal Institutions, the average cost of maintenance per inmate per week for the year ended 31st March, 1946, was 11s. 4d., and the full cost, including overhead expenses, etc., was £2 14s.