HC Deb 24 July 1989 vol 157 c505W
Mr. Bendall

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the approximate cost of the daily main meal for prisoners in Her Majesty's prisons; and what is the weekly food budget per prisoner.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The average weekly notional cost of food per prisoner in Her Majesty's prisons, including items supplied from prison farms and gardens, is £6.10; the approximate cost of food for the daily main meal is 44p.