§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost to his Department of keeping prisoners in police cells, broken down by police authority, in 1994 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 24 October 1994]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 Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock dated 28 October 1994.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the cost to the Prison Service of keeping prisoners in police cells, broken down by police authority in 1994 to the latest available date.The information as at 30 September 1994 is as below:
Authority Amount Paid £ Greater Manchester Police 5,240,172.16 Merseyside 1,032,697.06 West Yorkshire 346,807.06 South Yorkshire 270,742.53 Humberside 159,002.43 Northamptonshire 9,190.90 Cumbria 3,394.94 Total 7,062,007.70 The above amounts exclude invoices not yet submitted.