§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the daily food expenses allowed per person inmate in prisons in England and Wales. [29543]
§ 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 Mr. Tom Cox, dated 26 June 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the daily food expenses allowed per prison inmate in England and Wales.Daily food allowances are allocated in three bands according to population sizes as follows:
Population Food allowance Up to 200 £1.405 per inmate day 201–500 £1.385 per inmate day 501 and above £1.37 per inmate day