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Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 3 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on Government funding for initiatives to reduce re-offending by individuals in custody. - Including figures.
Answer

Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on Government funding for initiatives to reduce re- offending by individuals in custody. [196874] Paul Goggins: The Government are committed to reducing re-offending and, since 1997 have invested significant new funding to support offenders' rehabilitation and resettlement. Offenders in custody have achieved over 130,000 basic skills awards since April 2001. Funding for this activity is £82 million in 2004-05. Since April 2003 over £14 million per year has been invested in the Custody to Work initiative, which aims to increase the number of prisoners who have education, training or employment places and stable accommodation on release. Additional new prison funding to deal with drugs has also risen to nearly £70 million this year. A further £55 million has also been made available for throughcare and aftercare as part of the drug interventions programme to all DAT partnerships in England and Wales from April 2004.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
426 c2086W;426 c2092W; 196874
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Expenditure Drugs Rehabilitation Reoffenders Custody to work programme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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