Written question asked by Lord Rowlands (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 January 1997. It was answered by Tom Sackville (Conservative) on Monday, 20 January 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: What estimate he has made of expenditure in the current financial year on the Probation Service in (a) England and Wales and (b) Wales; and if he will express this expenditure as a percentage of expenditure on police and prisons. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Rowlands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of expenditure in the current financial year on the probation service in (a) England and Wales and (b) Wales; and if he will express this expenditure as a percentage of expenditure on police and prisons. [11017] Mr. Sackville: The information requested is set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England and Wales Wales Current estimate of expenditure on probation £350.2 million £18.1 million service 1996-97 As percentage of estimated expenditure on 9.9 per cent. 10.4 per cent. police As percentage of estimated expenditure on 21.3 per cent. {1}-- prisons _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Separate figures for expenditure on the prison service in Wales are not kept.

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