§ Mr. Nicholas Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes have been made in the presentation of homicide and manslaughter statistics by his Department since 1957.
§ Mr. John PattenI shall write to my hon. Friend.
§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average cost of apprehending, remanding and trying a person believed guilty of a criminal act; and what is the annual cost of keeping such a person in prison.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available estimated costs per person are Crown Prosecution Service £100 in 1987–88; Crown court trials £860 in 1986–87; legal aid for Crown court cases £327 and for magistrates' courts cases £213 in 1986–87. Where employed in 1986–87, duty solicitors cost £29, 24-hour duty solicitors £84 and "green form" assistance £39 per defendant. Costs of imprisonment in 1985–86 were £12,792 per prisoner per year in all establishments and £11,700 per prisoner per year in remand centres and local prisons. I regret that costs per person to the police and costs per defendant in magistrates' courts are not available.