§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average cost of providing sleeping accommodation in Her Majesty's Prisons in new construction during 1973, 1974, 1975 and to date in 1976; and what was the cost at the most expensive prison or similar institution and at the least expensive, during those years.
§ Mr. JohnIt is not possible to distinguish the cost of sleeping accommodation from the cost of other facilities provided in a multi-purpose prison building project. The following table gives the overall cost per place of projects which consisted predominantly of the construction of new sleeping accommodation and were completed at Prison Department establishments in England 213W and Wales in the years 1973–76, together with the cost per place for the most
1973 1974 1975 1976 to date £ £ £ £ Overall cost per place … … … … 2,851 1,512* 2,283 3,798 Highest cost per place … … … … 3,565 1,512* 4,014 7,687 Lowest cost per place … … … … 2,027 1,512* 1,759 2,511 *One establishment only.