HC Deb 11 July 1983 vol 45 cc215-6W
Mr. McQuarrie

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the total cost over the last 12 years to public funds for repairs and renewals in English and Welsh prisons where disruptive elements have caused damage to the structure of prison buildings; and if he will list the prisons which were affected.

Mr. Hurd

Detailed information on all damage caused by inmates could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. But the main incidents were as follows:

Year and Establishment Approximate cost*£ million
1972 Albany 0.500
Long Lartin 0.500
Gartree 0.500
1976 Hull 0.880

Year and Establishment Approximate cost*million
1978 Gartree 0.380
1979 Parkhurst 0.250
1980 Wormwood Scrubs 0.060
1981 Maidstone 0.040
1982 Aylesbury 0.080
1983 Parkhurst 0.175
Albany 1.000
Total £4.365
* In some cases the figures include the cost of improvements carried out at the same time as repairs.