§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost to date has been of detaining suspects held under Part 4 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001. [144583]
§ Paul GogginsThe approximate cost from 19 December 2001 to 16 December 2003 of detaining those held under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 is £905,000.
The cost of holding a detainee in prison is equivalent to the cost of holding a prisoner in the same establishment.