HC Deb 20 January 1994 vol 235 cc743-4W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total expenditure for expenses to community-based drug agencies, paid by prison governors, in the years 1990 to 1993.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.

Letter from A. J. Butler to Mr. David Hinchliffe, dated 20 January 1994: The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question as to what was the total expenditure for expenses to community-based drug agencies, paid by Prison Governors, in the years 1990 to 1993. Information in the form requested is not readily available and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.