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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Gary Sambrook (Conservative). It was answered by Alex Chalk (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prison Capacity

Question

What steps he is taking to increase prison capacity.

Answer

This Government have embarked on the biggest prison building programme since the Victorian era, to create 20,000 modern, secure, rehabilitative places. To date, we have already delivered 5,600 places, a third prison at HMP Millsike is under construction, and last week we secured outline planning permission for our fourth prison, near the existing HMP Gartree in Leicestershire.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
900206 
741 cc180-2 
Session
2023-24
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Prison accommodation
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk