Mr. Handingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the amount spent on the improvement of existing prisons and the building of new prisons in each of the years from 1951 to 1965, inclusive.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsFollowing is the information in respect of prison service establishments in England and Wales:
Year Expenditure £ 1950–51 … … 577,534 1951–52 … … 694,151 1952–53 … … 779,231 1953–54 … … 809,761 1954–55 … … 896,173 1955–56 … … 758,046 1956–57 … … 755,743 1957–58 … … 1,005,100 1958–59 … … 822,036 1959–60 … … 1,711,270 1960–61 … … 2,958,583 1961–62 … … 4,256,759 1962–63 … … 4,613,975 1963–64 … … 5,650,994 1964–65 … … 4,404,888 1965–66 … … 3,499,387 NOTES:
1. The figures for 1964–65 and 1965–66 include sums of £2,396,774 and £1,231,229 30W respectively carried on the Vote of the Ministry of Public Building and Works; previously all such expenditure was borne on Home Office Votes.
2. The cost of normal repair and maintenance has not been included.