HC Deb 30 November 2000 vol 357 cc922-3W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many former prisoners from Blantyre House re-offended in each of the last five years. [140934]

Mr. Boateng

The information is not available in the form requested. I shall write to the hon. Member, as soon as possible, and place a copy of the letter in the Library.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual cost was per prisoner of running Blantyre House in each of the last three years. [140972]

Mr. Boateng

The annual cost per prisoner at Her Majesty's Prison Blantyre House for the last three financial years is set out in the table:

£
Cost per prisoner (cash terms)
1997–98 17,700
1998–99 17,957
1999–2000 20,010

Data for cost per prisoner place reflect establishment costs only and does not include Head Quarter overheads. These figures are not comparable with the Prison Service cost per prisoner Key Performance Indicator.

Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the annual cost of running Blantyre House was in each of the last three years. [140933]

Mr. Boateng

Expenditure by Blantyre House in the last three years, covering both current and capital expenditure, was as follows:

£
1997–98 2,196,753
1998–99 2,188,236
1999–2000 2,396,923