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Mr. Alexander W. Lyon
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated average cost or (a) reception into prison and (b) discharge from prison at the latest convenient date.
Mr. Brittan
The information necessary to enable such an estimate to be made is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.