Written question asked by Lord Mann (Labour) on Friday, 9 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2009. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisons: Television
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much HM Prison Service (a) spent on televisions in prisons in the last 12 months for which figures are available and (b) received from prisoners under contracts for television rental.
- Answer
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Prisoners have access to televisions in-cell as part of local incentives and earned privileges schemes. Prisoners can rent televisions for £1 per week. The revenue generated from this charge is used for the purchase of new and replacement televisions and to fund the switchover of the prison estate from analogue to digital television.In the financial year 2008-09, HM Prison Service expenditure and rental income from prisoners in respect of in-cell TV is shown in the following table.
£ Expenditure 2,311,000 Rental income from prisoners 2,135,000
Secondary information
- Type
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- Reference
- 497 c882W; 292515
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Prisons Television
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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