§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average annual cost is of accommodating a person in(a) a prison and (b) a youth offender institution; and if he will make a statement. [66624]
§ Hilary Benn[holding answer 2 July 2002]The table gives the annual average establishment cost per place in 2001–02 by category of prison. Figures are expressed in resource terms and exclude capital expenditure and headquarters overheads.
Average annual establishment cost per prison place 2001–02 £ Male closed young offender institution 20,732 Male open young offender institution 20,075 Category B 22,497 Category C 18,463 Dispersal 34,365 Female closed 24,795 Female local 31,310 Female open 21,220 Male juvenile 27,452 Male local 26,878 Male open 17,438 Male remand centre 32,474 Semi open 20,224 Average all establishments 23,500