§ Mr. Soleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of admitting and discharging a prisoner from one of Her Majesty's prisons.
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Financial Year 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Increase applied for Increase approved Increase applied for Increase approved Increase applied for Increase approved Increase applied for Increase approved Increase applied for Increase approved Increase applied for Increase approved Avon and Somerset 146 100 100 67 30 — 30 — — — — — Bedfordshire 13 — 2 13 33 15 37 5 20 20 — — Cambridgeshire 50 50 — — 2 — — — — — — — Cheshire 100 — 40 40 10 — 10 — — — — — Cleveland 50 8 50 52 — 3 — — — — — —
§ Mr. MellorThis information is not available and could be obtained only by special research. Some information about the costs of reception, discharge and transfer of prisoners, drawn from the prison department costing system, is expected to be available in due course for the current and future financial years.