Prisons: Construction
Commons · Question 110304 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Government action to avert summer prison disaster, published on 29 January 2026, on what date the 2,900 prison spaces were approved for construction.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 12 Feb 2026
This Government has delivered c.2,900 additional prison places and construction on these began between 2022 and 2024. We have invested £4.7 billion over the spending review period to enable the delivery of these additional prison places at pace and have m...