§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of transferring prisoners to remand hearings before magistrates by private transport in 1980–81.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information is not available in the form requested. In 1980–81 £2.9 million was spent on the private hire of vehicles for the transport of prisoners, but that included journeys to other courts besides magistrates' courts, inter-prison transfers, visits to hospital, and so on. Sometimes a single journey serves several purposes. It is intended to undertake some analysis of the hire costs for the future.