§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total prison education budget for(a) England and Wales and (b) each London prison was in each of the last five years. [145175]
§ Mr. BoatengI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Vale of Clwyd (Mr. Ruane) on 8 January 2001,Official Report, column 429W. Information on education expenditure in each London prison in each of the last five years is set out in the table. The expenditure comprises payments to education contractors, expenditure on libraries and expenditure on education materials.
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested is not available. Data are collected only on the number of student hours and the number of teaching hours delivered.