Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons are in the comparator group with HMP Parc; for what reason those prisons were chosen; which of those prisons have (a) young offender institution and (b) sex offender wings; what the (i) category and (ii) size of prison population is of those prisons; and if he will make a statement.

Comparator groups of prisons for 2018/19 can be found within Annex D of the annual prison performance ratings, published on gov.uk: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820601/annual-prison-performance-ratings-2018-19-guide.pdf

Further information for all establishments including population, operational capacity, and accommodation details, can also be found on gov.uk at the following links:

https://www.justice.gov.uk/contacts/prison-finder

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2019