§ Mr. Steinbergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Deparment (1) how much it costs to keep one person in prison for one week at (a) Durham prison, (b) Frankland prison and (c) Low Newton remand centre.
(2) how much on average it costs to keep one person in prison for one week in (a) a local prison, (b) a high security prison and (c) a remand centre.
§ Mr. John PattenInformation on average weekly costs of detention in individual penal establishments and different types of establishment is published in the annual reports on the work of the Prison Department. The latest available information is contained in the 1985–86 report (Cm. 11: see appendix 3, tables E and F), a copy of which is in the Library.