§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will break down the £7 million spent to date on capital works at Highpoint prison in Suffolk; and if he will identify the sums spent in each financial year since his Department took over this facility from the Ministry of Defence.
§ Mr. MayhewThe total capital expenditure for 1973–74 to 1981–82 is divided between(a) the conversion of staff quarters; (b) the category C prison, including preliminary work on the new cellular block; and (c) the Northridge detention centre as follows:
£ Thousands Financial year (a) (b) (c) 1973–74 — 148 — 1974–75 208 544 — 1975–76 513 915 — 1976–77 153 1,306 — 1977–78 20 409 276 1978–79 18 334 199 1979–80 51 201 127 1980–81 9 143 313 1981–82 20 72 1,702 992 4,072 2,617