HMP/YOI Standford Hill: Prison Accommodation
Commons · Question 5136 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the project to deliver new prison places at HMP Standford Hill.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 8 Jun 2026
This Government has already delivered c.3,100 new places, as part of the biggest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era.We are no longer delivering at HMP Leyhill under the Category D Expansion Programme. Around 100 additional places are curre...