§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average weekly cost of keeping an inmate in a top security prison for 1983; and if he will break down the figures for both male and female.
§ Mr. HurdDuring the financial year 1982–83, the latest year for which figures are available, the average 477W weekly cost of keeping a male prisoner in a dispersal prison was £433. Female category A sentenced prisoners are kept in a special wing of Durham prison for which separate costs are not available.