HC Deb 29 June 1984 vol 62 cc538-9W
Mr. Frank Field

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what have been the average earnings of prisoners in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Hurd

The average weekly earnings of inmates in penal establishments for each of the past 10 years are:

Pence
1975 69
1975–76 88
1976–77 93½
1977–78 109
1978–79 119

Pence
1979–80 131
1980–81 145
1981–82 155
1982–83 172
1983–84 186