§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the cost of detaining(a) a category A prisoner and (b) a category B prisoner.
§ Mrs. RumboldDuring 1989–90—the latest figures available—the average cost per week of detaining an inmate in a typical dispersal prison, the type of prison in which category A inmates are normally held, was £575. The cost per week in category B training prisons was £318.
§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it is a requirement for prisoners to be notified of decisions by the parole board in writing.
§ Mrs. RumboldThere is no such requirement.
Mr. Terry DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who is responsible for communicating the decisions of the parole board to prisoners at Sudbury prison.
§ Mrs. RumboldAll parole decisions are notified by the parole unit to the governors of the establishments; they are then responsible for informing prisoners.