§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current year's budget for the Prison Service; what proportion(a) was earmarked for and (b) will have been spent on projects in each London prison; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. D. Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 3 December 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the Prison Service budget and projects in London prisons.The Prison Service budget for the financial year 1993–94 is £1,524.5 million.Expenditure on major capital works and building repair projects at London prisons in 1993–94 is as follows:
Prison Planned expenditure £'000 Current forecast of actual expenditure £'000 Belmarsh 300 334 Brixton 5,096 3,002 Holloway 712 249 Pentonville 2,608 2,563 Wandsworth 2,561 2,358 Wormwood Scrubs 20,124 18,375