Prison Budget (Hansard, 5 February 1981)

HC Deb 05 February 1981 vol 998 cc183-4W 183W

§ Mr. Nelson
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the prison budget was spent on education in each of the last five years.
184W

§ Mr. Mayhew
The estimated direct costs—excluding the cost of supervision by discipline staff, accommodation and other overheads—of education expressed as a percentage of the net expenditure on the prison service in each of the last five financial years are as follows:

per cent.

^* 1975–76 3.2

1976–77 2.7

1977–78 2.8

1978–79 2.6

1979–80 2.8

^* Includes arrears of pay (Houghton Report).

	per cent.
^* 1975–76	3.2
1976–77	2.7
1977–78	2.8
1978–79	2.6
1979–80	2.8
^* Includes arrears of pay (Houghton Report).