The requested annual figures for prisoners in English and Welsh public sector prisons are as follows:
Education2 (£) Food3 (£) 1997-98 616 497 — 1998-99 669 549 10,388 1999-2000 764 545 4,938 2000-01 882 600 13,580 2001-02 966 636 8,488 2002-03 1,114 626 12,616 2003-04 1,789 661 5,975 2004-05 1,763 681 13,791 2005-06 2,037 702 9,171 2006-07 2,047 722 12,450 1 Rounded to the nearest 2 For 2001-02 to 2006-07 inclusive—based on DIUS (and its predecessors') spend on education and training for public prisons in England and Wales (adults, young offenders and juveniles) and includes libraries and funding provided for Heads of Learning and Skills in prisons. For 1997-98 to 2000-01 - based on HMPS spend on a similar basis and also includes libraries and education materials. This figure does not capture all education and training costs that occur in areas such as prison workshops as it is not possible to separate out specific costs relating to these activities in these functions as they are an integral part of the service. 3 Cost of food not cost of catering. Figures for 1997-98; 1998-99 and 1999-2000 are partly based on the estimated cost of providing fresh produce internally via prison farms and gardens.
Full expenditure data on games consoles and computers in cells is not held centrally and the collection of this information would be at disproportionate cost.
Since 1998 there has been a programme of purchasing television sets for prisoners' use in their cells. The number of sets purchased, in these circumstances is shown in the table with the exception of 1998-99 when £500,000 of public funds were used to start up the In-Cell TV initiative, all of these sets have been funded from the weekly rental charges collected from prisoners.