§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the prisons budget was for each year since 1995; and what the prisons spending forecast is for each year up to 2009. [142987]
§ Paul GogginsThe table shows the actual costs of the Prison Service between 1995 and 2003. The figures for 1995–96 to 2000–01 are published in the annual Appropriation Accounts, and the figures for 2001–02 to 2003 are from the Cash Flow Statement in the annual accounts.
Table 1: Prisons Budget 1995 to 2003 £ million Financial year Current Capital Total 1995–96 1,336.7 330.2 1,666.9 1996–97 1,388.5 220.1 1,608.6 1997–98 1,462.9 277.9 1,740.8 1998–99 1,611.7 200.4 1,812.1 1999–2000 1,696.8 149.6 1,846.4 2000–01 1,659.5 135.2 1,794.7 2001–02 1,758.4 99.5 1,857.9 2002–03 1,910.5 235.3 2,145.8 The budget plans for the years 2003–04 to 2005–06 are set out in the table. These figures are published in tables 2 and 3 of Section 6 of the Home Office Annual Departmental Report 2003. Both in-year and future year budgets are subject to review and amendment.
Table 2: Budget plans for the Prison Service 2003 to 2006 £ millions Financial year Resource budget plans Capital budget plans 2003–04 2,331.462 294.796 2004–05 2,403.303 268.730 2005–06 2,520.342 166.730 There are no published budget plans for the years 2006–07 to 2008–09.