§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the planned expenditure on the Prison Service for(a) capital and (b) running costs in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1997–98 and (iii) 1998–99. [13386]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A.J. Pearson to Mr. Jack Straw, dated 5 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about the planned expenditure on the Prison Service for the next three years.
The provision agreed in the 1995 Public Expenditure Survey is given below.
The figures shown are for conventional capital funding. We are now exploring the scope for private finance of capital investment.
£ million 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Current 1,404 1,389 1,433 Capital 117 110 112 Total 1,521 1,499 1,545
§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give figures for each prison establishment showing(a) the projected current expenditure for 1995–96, (b) the projected current expenditure for 1996–97 and (c) both the percentage and absolute change in each case. [12766]
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 30 January 1996]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 5 February 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about projected current expenditure for each prison establishment.
The information, by area, is given in the attached table.
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Establishment Projected amount expenditure 1995–96, (£ million rounded) Provisional allocation for 1996–97, (£ million rounded) Percentage variation Actual variation East Midlands Lincoln 10.8 10.5 -2.6 -280k Lindholme 10.8 10.7 -1.1 -120k Moorland 10.9 11.2 +2.7 +295k Morton Hall 2.3 2.4 +4.1 +95k North Sea Camp 2.9 2.9 +1.5 +43k Nottingham 5.7 6.7 +19.1 +1.1m Ranby 6.8 8.3 +22.4 +1.5m Stocken 6.4 6.3 -1.9 -125k Whatton 4.0 3.9 -1.8 -70k North-east Acklington 9.1 8.5 -7.4 -680k Castington 5.8 5.6 -3.5 -202k Durham 15.2 17.2 +13.2 +2.0m Frankland 15.4 15.2 -0.8 -130k Full Sutton 19.7 19.1 -3.1 -614k Holme House 12.2 13.3 +8.9 +1.1m Kirklevington 2.0 1.9 -2.2 -44k Low Newton 5.3 5.1 -2.9 -154k North-west Garth 9.9 9.9 +0.1 +12k Haverigg 7.4 6.9 -6.0 -442k Hindley 7.9 10.0 +26.6 +2.1m Kirkham 6.9 6.7 -2.7 -187k Lancaster Castle 4.2 4.3 +2.8 +115k Lancaster Farms 8.0 9.5 +18.5 +1.5m Preston 11.4 11.1 -3.0 -348k Thorn Cross 4.3 5.5 +27.6 +1.2m Wymott 9.5 13.5 +42.2 +4.0m Trans Pennine Leeds 18.9 17.3 -8.4 -1.6m Liverpool 21.6 21.3 -1.3 -290k Manchester 21.1 20.4 -3.2 -668k New Hall 5.6 5.6 -0.8 -441k Risley 15.4 14.7 -4.0 -622k Styal 6.2 6.1 -1.1 -71k Wakefield 17.1 16.9 -1.3 -219k Yorkshire Askham Grange 2.3 2.2 -2.3 -53k Deerbolt 7.6 7.3 -4.0 -307k Everthorpe 6.2 6.7 +8.1 +503k Hatfield 3.7 3.5 -6.3 -235k Hull 11.5 12.0 +4.3 +497k Northallerton 4.7 4.5 -4.0 -188k Wealstun 7.9 8.9 +11.8 +936k Wetherby 3.7 3.5 -4.3 -158k Central Ashwell 5.7 5.6 -1.7 -98k Birmingham 16.6 16.1 -3.1 -517k Brinsford 9.2 8.8 -4.4 -408k Featherstone 8.9 8.4 -5.8 -521k Gartree 8.0 7.9 -1.0 -82k Glen Parva 13.4 12.9 -4.3 -583k Leicester 8.4 8.4 +0.6 +48k Long Lartin 14.3 13.8 -3.4 -485k Stafford 10.1 9.6 -4.7 -470k Mercia Brockhill 3.3 3.4 +3.3 109k Drake Hall 3.9 3.7 -3.7 -142k Hewell Grange 2.6 2.7 2.7 +69k Shrewsbury 5.9 5.5 -5.5 -320k Stoke Heath 6.1 6.0 -1.8 -111k Sudbury/Foston 6.2 6.1 -0.6 -35k Swinfen Hall 4.5 4.3 -2.8 -127k Werrington 2.4 2.3 -2.4 -57k East Anglia Blundeston 7.9 7.6 -4.0 -315k Bullwood Hall 3.7 3.6 -1.4 -44k Chelmsford 8.2 9.1 +10.1 +836k 48W
Establishment Projected amount expenditure 1995–96, (£ million rounded) Provisional allocation for 1996–97, (£ million rounded) Percentage variation Actual variation Highpoint 10.2 9.6 -6.2 -632k Hollesley Bay 9.7 9.5 -2.2 -215k Norwich 11.0 11.5 +4.4 +488k Wayland 8.1 8.0 -0.6 -47k Kent Aldington 2.2 2.3 +4.1 +93k Blantyre House 2.1 2.1 +1.0 +21k Canterbury 6.3 6.1 -4.2 -266k Cookham Wood 2.9 2.9 +1.2 +36k Dover 5.6 5.5 -1.8 -104k East Sutton Park 1.7 1.7 -0.3 -6k Elmley 11.5 11.5 +0.2 +20k Maidstone 9.8 9.7 -1.0 -102k Rochester 7.9 7.8 -1.4 -111k Standford Hill 5.7 5.4 -6.0 -346k Swaleside 9.3 9.1 -1.7 -157k London North Bedford 7.1 6.9 -3.4 -241k Grendon 8.7 8.5 -1.3 -110k Holloway 15.5 15.9 +2.6 +406k Littlehey 8.6 8.5 -0.4 -33k Pentonville 16.2 16.2 -0.2 -40k Wellingborough 4.5 5.7 -1.3 -74k Whitemoor 18.5 19.1 +2.9 +541 Woodhill 13.7 14.2 +3.6 +489k Wormwood Scrubs 20.1 20.1 +0.3 +59k London South Albany 8.5 8.3 -2.1 -180k Belmarsh 21.9 22.5 +2.6 +572k Brixton 18.3 18.0 -1.6 -297k Camp Hill 8.1 7.8 -2.8 -228k Feltham 15.4 15.1 -1.7 -259k Latchmere House 2.2 2.2 +2.3 +51k Parkhurst 15.1 12.7 -15.8 -24k Wandsworth 21.2 19.6 -7.8 -1.652m South Coast Downview 5.6 5.6 -0.7 -40k Ford 5.6 5.8 +3.1 +173k Haslar 2.5 2.5 -0.8 -21k Highdown 12.6 12.4 -1.3 -168k Kingston 3.7 3.6 -1.1 -42k Lewes 8.7 8.5 -2.1 -181k Send 2.4 2.4 +0.6 +16k Winchester 11.8 11.2 -4.7 -554k Chilterns Aylesbury 7.1 7.5 +4.6 +332k Bullingdon1 12.5 11.7 -6.1 -758k Coldingley 6.1 6.1 -0.9 -53k Huntercombe 5.5 5.9 +7.2 +398k The Mount 7.8 8.1 +3.2 +249k Omley 7.6 7.5 -1.3 -96k Oxford1 1.7 1.2 -29.8 -516k Reading 5.1 5.0 -2.0 -103k Wales and West Bristol 12.9 12.6 -2.9 -371k Cardiff 9.8 10.9 +11.1 +1.0m Eastwood Park2 0.4 2.7 +544.6 +2.3m Erlestoke 5.2 5.0 -4.6 -242k Gloucester 6.2 6.0 -2.6 -163k Leyhill 6.1 6.1 +0.2 +9k Pucklechurch2 2.6 — — -2.6m Swansea 6.0 6.0 -0.4 -27k Usk 5.3 5.1 -2.8 -145k Wessex Channings Wood 8.4 8.4 +0.5 +44k Dartmoor 11.8 11.6 -1.1 -132k Dorchester 4.4 4.3 -2.8 -125k
Establishment Projected amount expenditure 1995–96, (£ million rounded) Provisional allocation for 1996–97, (£ million rounded) Percentage variation Actual variation Exeter 9.3 8.9 -4.6 -432k Guys Marsh 5.2 5.2 +0.2 +13k Portland 8.5 8.5 +0.3 +29k Shepton Mallet 3.9 3.9 -0.5 -21k The Verne 8.3 8.2 -1.2 -102k 1Bullingdon/Oxford as one: 14.2 12.9 -9.0 -1.3m 2Eastwood/Pucklechurch as one: 3.1 2.7 -10.9 -0.4m Some funds are held centrally and allocated for operational difficulties.