§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the average annual cost for(a) each prisoner in custody and (b) community disposals with particular reference to probation/community support programmes. [7751]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe annual cost per prisoner place in HM prisons in Scotland in 1994–95, calculated as total net expenditure, excluding capital, divided by the average number of places available, was £26,479. The average cost per order in 1994–95 of probation and community service in Scotland was £1,446 respectively.