§ Sir J. Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the approximate cost of food, clothing, bedding and medicines for all persons detained in penal and reformatory institutions, exclusive of the overhead costs of the buildings, staff, etc., and the number of such detainees for the latest calendar year for which such statistics are available.
§ Miss BaconFigures are available for financial years only. The latest information for prison service establishments in England and Wales is as follows;
1964–65 Daily average population 29,757 Food £1,311,200* Clothing and bedding £385,000† Medicines £52,000 * Includes about £94,000 for prison farm produce at estimated market value. † Cost of raw material for prison manufacture plus £32,000 for purchased articles