§ Ms ShipleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated cost is of a drug treatment and testing order per offender; and what the average cost is of a custodial sentence in such cases. [111660]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe estimated average cost of a drug treatment and testing order per offender is approximately £6,000. The cost of custody for all offenders, including drug misusers, will depend on the length of their sentences. The average annual cost of custody for all prisoners in 1998–99 was £25,096 per place.