§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average weekly cost of keeping (a) a man and (b) a woman in prison in the financial years 1974–75 and 1975–76, respectively.
372W
§ Mr. JohnDuring the financial year 1974–75 the average weekly cost of keeping a man in prison was £58. Comparable information about the cost of maintaining women prisoners is not available, but the average weekly cost in all penal establishments for women and girls was £74.
Cost information for the financial year 1975–76 is not yet available by categories of prison, but the overall average weekly cost of keeping an inmate in a penal establishment is estimated at approximately £78.