§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was his Department's expenditure on(a) prisons and (b) the probation service in Wales in the latest available year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe net operating costs of Welsh prisons in 1993–94 were £18.8 million.
Expenditure by Welsh probation areas in 1993–94 was £18.4 million. The Home Office meets 80 per cent. of this expenditure and the responsible local authorities meet the remaining 20 per cent.