Prison Accommodation
Commons · Question 114255 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available prison spaces.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 2 Mar 2026
As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, this Government is committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places and aims to do so by 2031. Our build programme consists of the construction of four new prisons, including HMP ...