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Mr. Pounder
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average weekly cost of keeping and maintaining a person in prison, including the cost of food and the apportionment of the salaries of prison staff, for the years ended 31st March, 1964 and 31st March, 1965, respectively.
Miss Bacon
The average weekly cost of maintaining a person in prison during the year ended 31st March, 1964, was estimated to have been £11 4s. 7d. I regret that the figures for 1964–65 are not yet available.