Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 February 1998. It was answered by Baroness Quin (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 February 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the current cost per week of keeping an inmate in a (a) high security prison, (b) a normal security prison, (c) an open prison and (d) a young offenders' institution. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current cost per week of keeping an inmate in a (a) high security prison, (b) a normal security prison, (c) an open prison and (d) a young offenders' institution. [28239] Ms Quin: For the period April 1997 to December 1997, the average cost per week for keeping a prisoner in a dispersal prison was £677; a category B, category C and local prison was £337; an open prison was £291; and a young offender institution was £346. These figures are net current expenditure and exclude headquarters costs. These will be brought together at the end of the financial year. Headquarters costs will be assimilated at the end of the financial year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 28239; 306 c212W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Expenditure Prisoners Prisons Per capita costs Maximum security prisons Open prisons Young offender institutions
Contains statistics: Yes