§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost of keeping a prisoner in (a) a high security prison and, (b) a local prison in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewThe average annual cost of keeping a male prisoner in a dispersal and a local prison is as follows. Costs for years before 1975–76 are not available.
Year Dispersal Prison Local prison £ £ 1975–76 7,468 3,617 1976–77 8,456 3,879 1977–78 9,761 4,437 1978–79 12,110 5,429 1979–80 15,869 6,368 1980–81 19,262 8,770