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
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What steps he is taking to increase prison capacity.
- Answer
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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
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- 2024-04-16 12:44:00 +0100
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