HC Deb 31 January 1996 vol 270 c759W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the estimated outstanding repair and maintenance bill of each women's prison for each year since 1985; and what was the actual spending on maintenance and repair at each prison in each of those years. [11493]

Miss Widdecombe

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 Ms Tessa Jowell, dated 31 January 1996: The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the estimated outstanding repair and maintenance bill for each women's prison for each year since 1985 and the actual spending at each prison in each of those years.

Maintenance and repair expenditure at female establishments 1991–92 to 1995–96
£000s
1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 11995–96 Total
Askham Grange 91 157 113 821 120 1,302
Bullwood Hall 439 204 181 211 283 1,318
Cookham Wood 37 56 55 341 51 540
Drake Hall 255 130 115 206 110 816
Durham2 46 857 1,198 166 66 2,333
East Sutton Park 29 39 70 68 77 283
Holloway 350 534 784 665 715 3,048
Low Newton2 62 28 45 155 40 330