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Written question asked by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Thursday, 30 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 December 2006. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2006 on behalf of the Treasury.


Prisons Finance

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the announcement by the Home Secretary on 21 July of 8,000 extra prison places, what funds his Department has allocated to the Home Office for provision of those places; and what estimate he has made of the cost of those places.
Answer

Home Office spending for 2008-11 was announced in Budget 2006. Funding for subsequent years has not yet been determined.For the estimated costs of the programme, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the Home Secretary, on 4 September 2006, Official Report, column 1915W.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
454 c982W;454 c986W; 104668
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Finance Prisons
Link
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