HMP Ford: Prison Accommodation
Commons · Question 5137 · 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, whether a contractor has been appointed to deliver new prison places at HMP Ford.
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...