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Mrs. Chalker
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much money has been spent in each of the last five years on reimbursing the travelling expenses of relations of prisoners for their visits to those prisoners; and what proportion of prisoners' families have made such claims in each year.
Mr. Deakins
The amounts spent on travel and subsistence for visits to prisoners were as follows:
| Financial year and Cost | |
| £ | |
| 1973–74 | 121,203 |
| 1974–75 | 133,736 |
| 1975–76 | 226,235 |
| 1976–77 | 282,321 |
| 1977–78 | 308,075 |
| 1978–31.12.78 | 249,423 |