§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the current annual costs of keeping a prisoner in each of Northern Ireland's prisons; and what are the current average costs in England and Wales and Scotland. [2737]
§ Sir John WheelerResponsibility for the subject of these questions has been delegated to the Northern Ireland Prison Service under its chief executive, Mr. Alan Shannon. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Alan Shannon to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 11 November 1996:
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the current annual cost of keeping a prisoner in each of Northern Ireland's prisons.The latest available figures relate to the last financial year (1995/96) and are:
£ HMP Belfast 67,023 HMP Maze 78,388 HMP Magilligan 68,802 HMP Maghaberry 84,579 HM YOC 63,597