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Written question asked by Neil Gerrard (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 15 March 2010 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Young Offender Institutions: Food

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost of providing food in each of the young offender institutions holding juveniles was in the last 12 months.
Answer

The average Prison Service daily food expenditure per prisoner¹ in public sector young offender institutions holding juveniles during 2008-09 (latest available data) is shown in the table."¹ The daily food cost has been calculated using available management information from NOMS finance systems and assumes that all transactions have been allocated and recorded against the correct accounting codes."

Average daily cost of food per prisoner, 2008-09
£
Brinsford 2.40
Castington 2.51
Cookham Wood¹ 2.84
Downview 2.21
Eastwood Park 2.58
Feltham 3.20
Foston Hall 2.41
Hindley 2.50
Huntercombe 2.60
New Hall 2.46
Stoke Heath 2.47
Warren Hill² 2.61
Werrington 3.20
Wetherby 2.58
¹ Includes Rochester as their kitchen also provides meals for Cookham Wood and it is not possible to separate food costs for the two sites. ² Includes Hollesley Bay as their kitchen also provides meals for Warren Hill and it is not possible to separate food costs for the two sites.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
507 c662-3W; 321746
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Food Young offender institutions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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