§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost of public funds of running the Prison Service in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Derek Lewis to Mrs. Barbara Roche, dated 6 February 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the costs to public funds of running the Prison Service in each year since 1979.The costs for the Prison Service in England and Wales are set out below. They are expressed in cash terms, but include notional depreciation and superannuation.
£000s 1979–80 344,326 1980–81 437,884 1981–82 498,424 1982–83 572,597 1983–84 637,118 1984–85 656,445 1985–86 743,229 1986–87 786,450 1987–88 882,341 1988–89 1,013,898 1989–90 1,205,763 1990–91 1,464,227 1991–92 1,630,956 1992–93 1,660,200 1993–94 1,638,200 Note:
Information on prisons in Scotland is a matter for the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Scottish Prison Service.
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress the Prison Service has made in devising a key performance indicator on recidivism.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 12 December 1994]: I have asked the Prison Service to give this matter further consideration, and expect their advice shortly.
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