§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money has been spent in each of the last five years on reimbursing the travelling expenses of relations of prisoners for their visits to those prisoners; and what proportion of prisoners' families have made such claims in each year.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe amounts spent on travel and subsistence for visits to prisoners were as follows:
Financial year and Cost £ 1973–74 121,203 1974–75 133,736 1975–76 226,235 1976–77 282,321 1977–78 308,075 1978–31.12.78 249,423 The proportion of prisoners' families claiming payments is not known.