§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the expenditure on education within Scottish prisons including staff costs each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 2 March 1993]: The expenditure on education in Scottish prisons since 1979 is as follows:
£000 Year Amount 1979–80 203 1980–81 228 1981–82 447 1982–83 411 1983–84 622 1984–85 608 1985–86 822 1986–87 716 1987–88 697 1988–89 723 1989–90 967 1990–91 1,230 1991–92 1,309 1992–93 1,525