Prison Accommodation
Commons · Question 25254 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on the rollout of Rapid Deployment Cells across the prison estate.
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 and aim to do so by 2031; we have already delivered c.3,300 of these since taking office.As of 1 September 2026, the Rapid ...