§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the annual cost of keeping a prisoner in each type of Scottish prison. [5153]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe subject of the question relates to matters undertaken by the Scottish Prison Service. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. E. W. Frizzell, to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from E. W. Frizzell to Mr. Tony Worthington, dated 25 November 1996:
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton has asked me to reply to your question about the annual cost of keeping a prisoner in each type of Scottish prison.The average cost per prisoner place at HM Prisons in Scotland in 1995–96 was £24,019 for secure prisons and £17,221 for open prisons. This has been calculated as total net expenditure (excluding capital, Headquarters and other central costs) divided by the average number of places available.