§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the criminal justice
£ million 1986–87 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Total estimated expenditure on the criminal justice system in England and Wales1 4,596 7,629 8,770 9,204 9,524 10,100 Expenditure on prisons (including accommodating prisoners in police cells) 697 1,452 1,586 1,610 1,507 1.5962 1 Figures include Home Office expenditure on prisons; Home Office and local authority expenditure on the police and probation services; Lord Chancellor's Department expenditure on criminal business related administration, court services and legal aid; and expenditure on the Crown Prosecution Service. 2 Supply estimate figure. One of the principal objectives of the criminal justice system is the prevention of crime. All constituent parts of the system contribute to this objective. Indeed, the Government's White Paper "Police Reform" published in June 1993, Cm 2281, listed fighting and preventing crime as a main aim of the police, who account for over half of all criminal justice expenditure. It is not possible to isolate the resources associated with the crime prevention part of the work of criminal justice agencies. Information about specific Home Office initiatives in crime prevention is set out in paragraphs 4.41 to 4.48 of the Home Office annual report 1995, Cm 2808.