HC Deb 02 April 1990 vol 170 c435W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of holding a remand prisoner in Pentonville prison for one year; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

In 1988–89 (the latest information available) the average cost per annum of holding a prisoner in Pentonville was £15,132. Information on remand prisoners is not held separately.