HC Deb 05 March 2003 vol 400 cc1080-1W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been allocated to each London prison under the prison service drug strategy during the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [99408]

Hilary Benn

The Prison Service is committed to meeting the needs of all drug-misusing prisoners—to help them lead law-abiding lives on release and, thereby, reduce levels of re-offending. The following table shows the allocations made to each London prison at the start of the 2002–03 financial year.

Prison Total (£000s)
Belmarsh 609.3
Brixton 632.9
Feltham 733.7
Holloway 301.8
Latchmere House 163.1
Pentonville 504.5
Wandsworth 930.3
Wormwood Scrubs 660.7
Total 4,536.3