HC Deb 19 April 2002 vol 383 cc1262-3W
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much money was spent on literacy lessons in prison in each of the last 10 years. [48913]

Beverley Hughes

Information is not collected centrally on the amount of money spent on individual subjects areas. However, the table shows education spend from 1992–93 to 2001–02.

Financial Year Education Expenditure (millions)
1992–93 £31.22
1993–94 £31.08
1994–95 £36.75
1995–96 £36.95
1996–97 £34.50
1997–98 £36.17
1998–99 £39.04
1999–00 £40.89
2000–01 £41.87
2001–02 £52.60