Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to build new prisons during the current Parliament.
The government set out its ambition for a reformed prison estate in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper. This included a commitment to build up to 10,000 modern prison places which will provide the conditions to enable governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes. We remain committed to our previously announced plans subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability.