HC Deb 30 June 1983 vol 44 c105W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the approximate weekly cost per place for the most recent available period for the following types of prison: category B dispersal, category B non-dispersal, category C medium/short-term, category C short-term, young offender establishments — cells and young offender establishments—cubicles.

Mr. Hurd

Estimates of the weekly cost per place are not available. The only available information on weekly costs is as follows:—

Average weekly cost of keeping a person in custody in 1981–82
£
Establishments for males
Dispersal prisons 412
Other closed training prisons 192
Local prisons and remand centres 181
Open prisons 141
Borstals and YP centres 191
Detention centres 176
All female establishments 263

The majority of these costs relates to staff costs in establishments.

Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average weekly cost of keeping a prisoner in custody in the financial years 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1982–83 in each of the following establishments: local prisons holding remand prisoners, other local prisons, junior remand centres, remand centres, category A/B training prisons, category B training prisons, category C training prisons, open prisons, closed borstals and young prisoner centres, open borstals, detention centres and female establishments.

Mr. Hurd

Average weekly costs of keeping a prisoner in custody are available for the following categories of establishment:—

1980–81 1981–82
£ £
Establishments for males
Dispersal prisons (cat. A/B training prisons) 369 412
Other closed training prisons (cat. B and C) 173 192
Local prisons and remand centres 168 181
Open prisons 127 141
Borstals and YP centres (inc. open borstals) 180 191
Detention centres 156 176
All female establishments 215 263

Figures for 1982–83 are not yet available.

The majority of these costs relates to staff costs in establishments.