§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the weekly cost of keeping a prisoner on remand in(a) prison and (b) police cells.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggDuring the financial year 1986–87, the latest year for which information is available, the average weekly cost of keeping a prisoner in custody in a local prison or remand centre was £231. During the same period, the average weekly cost of keeping a prisoner on remand in a police cell was £651.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost which has fallen on police authorities in England and Wales as a result of prisoners being remanded to police cells in the first quarter of 1988; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggInformation on the costs which have fallen to police authorites in England and Wales as a result of prisoners being remanded to police cells in the first quarter of 1988 is not available, but the amount reimbursed by the prison department in the first quarter of 1988 to police authorities in respect of claims received for prisoners being remanded to police cells is £18,316,638.