§ Mr. CHARLES WHITEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state what is the average cost per head of a pauper, a convict, and a pauper lunatic, and what is the average weekly increase in cost per head above pre-war cost?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe average weekly cost per head of a pauper, a convicted prisoner, and a pauper lunatic, for the years ending the 31st March, 1914, and the 31st March, 1919, was approximately as follows:
1914 1919 Increase s. d. s. d. s. d. Paupers 10 0 20 6 10 6 Convicted prisoners 14 5 30 10 16 5 Pauper lunatics 10 9⅛ 16 8⅛ 5 11 If by the word "convict" hon. Member means persons sentenced to penal servitude, the figures are:
1914. 1919 Increase. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 18 2 2 2 9 1 4 7 These figures have been obtained from the Ministry of Health, the Prison Commissioners, and the Board of Control, respectively.