HC Deb 12 January 1998 vol 304 cc109-10W
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list(a) the funds allocated to Cornton Vale Prison for each of the years 1988–89 to 1992–93 and (b) the allocations under each of the heads of spending into which the figures are broken down, for each of those years. [22059]

Mr. McLeish

[holding answer 22 December 1997]: Total net expenditure (excluding capital, headquarters and other central costs) on Cornton Vale Prison, allocated between vote categories (running costs and other current expenditure), is as shown in the table:

£ million
Running costs Other current expenditure Total
1988–89 3.3 0.3 3.6
1989–90 4.1 0.2 4.3
1990–91 4.1 0.3 4.4
1991–92 4.2 0.3 4.5
1992–93 4.8 0.4 5.2

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 10 December, 1997Official Report, column 625, on Cornton Vale Prison, if he will provide a breakdown of expenditure by budget category for each year. [22115]

Mr. McLeish

[holding answer 22 December 1997]: Total net expenditure (excluding capital, Headquarters and other central costs) on Cornton Vale Prison, allocated between vote categories (running costs and other current expenditure), is as shown in the table:

£ million
Running costs Other current expenditure Total
1993–94 5.5 0.4 5.9
1994–95 5.6 0.4 6.0
1995–96 5.3 0.4 5.7
1996–97 6.1 0.4 6.5
1997–98 (budget) 6.2 0.6 6.8