HC Deb 17 March 1969 vol 780 c37W
Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost per week of keeping a prisoner in Cardiff Prison.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

In 1967 (the latest year for which figures are available) the average cost of maintaining a prisoner for all prisons in England and Wales, exclusive of capital expenditure and the cost of maintaining buildings, was £14 14s. 4d. It is not possible to give separate figures for individual establishments.

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