Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 7 Chwefror 1991.
My hon. Friend will be glad to know that the survey was completed some two years ago. The net outcome was a conclusion that the prison farm service is a cost effective and good service. It is more cost effective to run the service this way rather than any other way. He will also be glad to know that some £2 million of income is generated by the farms over and above the supplies with which they support the prisons.