§ Lord Henderson of Bromptonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the amount of expenditure on prison education, and what proportion of the prisoners' budget did this represent, in each year from 1984–85 to the present.
§ Viscount Ullswater: The expenditure on education in prison establishments from 1984–85 to 1988–89 and the proportion this represented of total establishment operating costs was as follows:
Amount £ million % 1984–85 20.6 3.55 1985–86 21.4 3.58 1986–87 18.9 3.06 1987–88 21.4 3.08 1988–89 25.2 3.43