§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were(a) the staff costs, (b) the staff cost per place per annum, (c) the staff cost per prisoner per annum for (i) Blakenhurst prison and (ii) the Wolds prison for the years beginning 1 April 1993 and 1 April 1994.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythResponsibility 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 Mr. George Howarth, dated 17 March 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the staff costs of Blakenhurst and Wolds Prisons.The Prison Service pays a fee to UK Detention Services Ltd and Group 4 Prison Services Ltd to manage Blakenhurst and Wolds prisons respectively. It is not broken down into such elements as staff costs. The Prison Service does not have the details requested about staff costs for Blakenhurst and Wolds. These are matters for the companies in question.