§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 5 February 2002,Official Report, column 877W, on the Prison Service, what the additional cost will be each year of the pay review award; what proportion of the additional cost will be met from maintenance of the prison estate being re-scheduled; if he will list the maintenance projects which will be re-scheduled and the new dates; what proportion of the additional cost will be met from efficiency savings from the wider Home Office budget; if he will list the areas where efficiency savings will be made; and if he will make a statement. [37740]
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§ Beverley HughesThe additional cost of the pay review award for the present Spending Review period is:
- 2001–02: £4.6 million
- 2002–03: £21.1 million
- 2003–04: £37.2 million
Although the plan remains to re-schedule some maintenance projects, this has not been worked up in detail yet. Similarly, how best to meet the cost of the award between the Prison Service budget and that of the wider Home Office is still under consideration.