§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been killed or severely disabled in motor cycle accidents in each of the last three years; and what was the average cost involved for the police services.
1976–77 (Actual) 1977–78 (Actual) 1978–79 (Actual) £ £ £ Payments to local education authorities (Teaching Services) … … … … … 3,481,670 4,212,159 4,608,927 Other payments (Equipment, materials. Etc.) … 324,589 365,618 474,988
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent in each London prison during the last three years on education facilities.
1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 £ £ £ Brixton … … … … … 18,979 18,829 22,280 Holloway … … … … … 50,989 59,702 69,349 Pentonville … … … … … 34,386 35,441 38,406 Wandsworth … … … … 39,649 41,514 42,070 Wormwood Scrubs … … … 146,462 156,650 164,570 Details of expenditure on other items—equipment, materials, and so on—are not readily available.
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the home Government's intentions concerning the present inquiry into the Prison service headed by Mr. Justice May.
§ Mr. WhitelawAs stated in the Gracious Speech, the Government will support and improve the prison system, and look forward to receiving the recommendations of the committee of inquiry into the prison services in the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. Brittanthe number of motor cycle riders and their passengers killed or severely injured in road accidents in Great Britain during the past three years for which information is available is:
1977 1976 1975 Killed 1,182 990 838 Seriously injured 20,322 18,861 15,775 The information is not available on which to base a reliable estimate of the police costs involved.