§ Mr. Mellorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current weekly cost to public funds of maintaining a man and a woman in prison on remand.
§ Mr. BrittanThe cost of keeping a person in custody on remand is not separately recorded. During the financial year 1978–79 the average weekly cost of keeping a man in a local prison or remand centre was £104. The equivalent cost of keeping a female in prison was £140.