Prison Education Departments

HC Deb 18 April 1991 vol 189 cc207-9W

Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table for England and for each region in England, giving actual expenditure on prison education departments, and expenditure required by these departments, for each year from 1986–87 to 1990–91, and their plans for 1991–92, and 1992–93, in current prices, in constant prices, and an index of constant price expenditure where 1986–87 = 100.

Table showing expenditure on Prison Service Education Departments 1986–87 to 1992–93
(£000)
Region	South East	South West	North	Midland	Total
Price Level	Current	Constant	Current	Constant	Current	Constant	Current	Constant	Current	Constant
1986–87
Actual	4,714	4,714	2,371	2,371	4,778	4,778	2,943	2,943	14,806	14,806
Planned	4,447	4,447	2,077	2,077	4,124	4,124	2,337	2,337	12,985	12,985
1987–88
Actual	5,008	4,754	2,682	2,546	5,666	5,379	3,454	3,279	16,809	15,958
Planned	5,196	4,933	2,514	2,387	5,532	5,252	3,329	3,160	16,571	15,732
1988–89
Actual	5,970	5,275	3,237	2,860	6,359	5,619	3,942	3,483	19,508	17,236
Planned	6,037	5,334	3,176	2,806	6,467	5,714	3,971	3,509	19,651	17,362
1989–90
Actual	7,233	6,008	3,661	3,041	7,268	6,037	4,360	3,622	22,523	18,708
Planned	7,100	5,897	3,704	3,077	7,428	6,170	4,829	4,011	23,062	19,155
1990–91
Actual1	6,946	5,355	3,890	2,999	7,638	5,888	5,073	3,911	23,547	18,152
Planned	7,778	5,996	4,208	3,244	7,598	5,857	5,424	4,181	25,008	19,278
1991–92
Actual	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Planned	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29,137	20,984
1992–93
Actual	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Planned	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	234,000	23,440

relatively small and subject to considerable year to year variation, making the interpretation of any changes difficult.

Mrs. Rumbold

The table shows the information available. It relates to England and Wales. A regional breakdown is available only up to 1990–91 when the Prison Service was reorganised. The information relating to 1991–92 and 1992–93 is therefore presented in totals. The table shows expenditure on teaching services and education materials.

¹Some expenditure is not yet recorded in the accounts.

²Provisional allocation.