Mr. Mike O' BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the cost of the Prison Service in real terms in each of the last 15 years. [20385]
§ Mr. MacleanResponsibility 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.
749WLetter from B. Landers to Mr. Mike O'Brien, dated 27 April 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the cost of the Prison Service in real terms in each of the last 15 years.The costs of the Prison Service in England and Wales are set out in the attached table. They are at 1993–94 prices and include notional depreciation and superannuation.
Year Cost: £000 1979–80 845,366 1980–81 908,605 1981–82 943,003 1982–83 1,011,316 1983–84 1,075,395 1984–85 1,055,005 1985–86 1,132,401 1986–87 1,163,164 1987–88 1,239,017 1988–89 1,334,463 1989–90 1,483,377 1990–91 1,667,722 1991–92 1,747,796 1992–93 1,711,000 1993–94 1,638,200