To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent (a) in total and (b) per inmate on healthcare for inmates of young offender institutions in 2008-09. (296971)

In 2008-09 healthcare allocations (including targeted mental health in-reach funding) to establishments within the young offender institutions and young person estate totalled £29,108,000.

Based on an operational capacity of 8,186 for the dedicated young offender institutions and young person’s estate as at January 2009, this equates to per place cost of £4,685.