§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the breakdown of financial expenditure within the prison service for 1971.
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§ Mr. CarlisleThe information for England and Wales in the financial year ended 31st March 1972 is as follows:
PRISONS ENGLAND—WALES CLASS III VOTE 7 Current Expenditure £ Subhead A Pay and Allowances 42,253,825 B Other Staff Expenses 1,550,326 D Maintenance, Repairs. Rentals etc. 2,302,991 E General Supplies 4,485,823 F Materials, etc. for production and Training 5,600,301 G1 Plant, Machinery, Tools and Vehicles 793,548 H Rail Transport and Other Freight 210,917 I Escort and Conveyance of Prisoners 873,034 J Education and Recreation 1,468,042 K Prisoners' Earnings etc. 888,488 L Aid on Discharge 359,217 M Miscellaneous Services and Expenses 1,102,054 Gross Current Expenditure 61,888,566 Z Less Appropriations in aid 5,202,000 Net Current Expenditure 56,686,566 Capital Expenditure £ C New Buildings, Alterations etc. 9,148,725 G2 Plant, Machinery and Tools 1,107,257 10,255,982 Total Expenditure £66,942,548 CIVIL ACCOMMODATION SERVICES, UNITED KINGDOM CLASS VI VOTE 5 Capital Expenditure on prison building incurred by Department of the Environment 516,000 This information will form part of the annual Appropriation Accounts to be published shortly. The annual report on the work of the prison department for 1972, to be published next year, will, as is usual, also include information, which is not yet readily available, about elements of allied service expenditure during 1971–1972.