Prisons: Construction
Commons · Question 19856 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his department's policy to build more prisons.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 8 Sep 2026
As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places across England and Wales and have already delivered around 3,300 places since July 2024. We remain on track to meet this co...