§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for the latest year for which figures are available, what was the total expenditure on probation and community service in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MellorPrecise information is not available in the form requested, but an estimate of total expenditure for 1983–84 on administering probation orders and community service orders is £34 million and £13 million, respectively, out of total expenditure on the probation service of £156 million.
§ Mr. Berminghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the latest year for which figures are available, what was the total expenditure on alternatives to custody excluding probation and community service in England and Wales.
§ Mr. MellorIt is difficult to isolate expenditure on alternatives to custody other than those which are the responsibility of the probation service. Available figures show that the cost of attendance centres in the financial year 1984–85 was around £1.1 million and the Government are giving £18 million for the development of intermediate treatment.