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Prison Accommodation

Commons · Question 43037 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

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Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2025 to Question 36625 on Prison Accommodation, when she expects places to become available through the small house blocks programme.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 9 Apr 2025

As outlined in the recently published 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, this Government is committed to delivering 14,000 prison places the previous Government failed to get built. These places will be delivered through the expansion and refurbishment of ...