§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the average cost of admitting a prisoner into each prison type. [17496]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the 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 6 March 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about the average cost of admitting a prisoner into each type of prison.This information is not available centrally as the costs of the admission process are not recorded separately.