§ Sir Nicholas FairbairnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cost per week, month or year of keeping a prisoner in the various categories of prison.
§ Mr. LangThe approximate cost per year of keeping a prisoner in the various main categories of prison in Scotland for 1992–93, calculated as total current expenditure, divided by average prisoner numbers, was as follows. For the remand category, the figure was £22,500, for the secure young offenders institution category, £23,000 and for adult secure prisoners the figure was £24,550. This compared to a figure of £31,000 for open and semi open adult prisons and £31,500 for the open and semi open young offenders institution category.