§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average cost per person per month of(a) keeping someone in prison and (b) sentencing someone to community-based penalties.
§ Mr. Peter LloydIn 1991–92, the most recent year for which figures are available, the average monthly net operating cost of holding a person in prison establishments was £1,915 and the cost of community sentences was between £95 and £110 per month.