Prison Accommodation
(asked on 14th September 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 23332 on Prison Accommodation, when were the 6,000 places delivered, and in what locations, prior to the publication of the 10-Year Capacity Strategy.
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. These places are being delivered through the Prison Supply Programmes, which had already delivered around 6,000 places at the following sites prior to 4 July 2024:
Date delivered | Sites | Places (rounded to the nearest 10) |
Dec-20 | Aylesbury | 190 |
| Swinfen Hall | 60 |
| Haverigg | 220 |
| Feltham | 140 |
| Deerbolt/Warren Hill | 30 |
| Hollesley Bay | 10 |
Mar-21 | Across the prison estate (urgent Temporary Accommodation in response to Covid-19) | 410 |
Feb-22 | Five Wells | 1720 |
Apr-22 | Morton Hall | 160 |
Jun-22 | Morton Hall | 190 |
Jan-23 | Norwich | 50 |
Mar-23 | High Down | 90 |
Apr-23 | Liverpool | 80 |
| Lowdham Grange | 10 |
May-23 | Wymott | 50 |
| Fosse Way | 1720 |
Jun-23 | Hollesley Bay | 160 |
| Lowdham Grange | 10 |
Jul-23 | Littlehey | 60 |
Aug-23 | Whatton | 40 |
Sept-23 | Altcourse | 20 |
Oct-23 | Ranby | 30 |
Nov-23 | Parc | 160 |
Dec-23 | Erlestoke | 30 |
| Hatfield | 60 |
Jan-24 | Rochester | 60 |
| Wealstun | 40 |
Feb-24 | Huntercombe | 40 |
| Send | 40 |
Mar-24 | Foston Hall | 40 |
| Erlestoke | 40 |
April-24 | Altcourse | 10 |
May-24 | Northumberland | 60 |
Jun-24 | Springhill | 40 |
|
| Total – 6,070 |
*Figures for places and the total have been rounded