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Prison Accommodation

Commons · Question 65240 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) assumptions and (b) formulae she uses to model prison place need.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 15 Jul 2025

On 11 December 2024, we published the first annual statement on prison capacity, fulfilling our commitment to increased transparency, holding this government and future governments to account.The demand projections used in the annual statement are based o...