§ 42. Mr. FavellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the planned total for Government spending on the prison service in 1989–90; and what was the figure in 1978–79.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe planned total for Government expenditure on the prison service (England and Wales) in 1989–90 is £1,140,100,000. Expenditure in 1978–79 was £285,300,000.