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Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the cost of holding a remand prisoner in Pentonville prison for one year; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Mellor
In 1988–89 (the latest information available) the average cost per annum of holding a prisoner in Pentonville was £15,132. Information on remand prisoners is not held separately.