Prisons: Coronavirus

(asked on 9th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2020 to Question 51783 on Prisons: Coronavirus, how many temporary accommodation units have been (a) delivered to HMPPS sites, (b) fully fitted and prepared for prisoner accommodation, and (c) occupied by prisoners as of 8 June 2020.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 15th June 2020

As of the 8 June 2020 there were 854 temporary accommodation units delivered to sites across England and Wales. Installation to the agreed minimum level had been completed for 339 units. Once installation is completed a number of operational processes are required before they can be occupied. 224 units were in occupation.

As of 8 June 2020 the following prisons had not yet fully implemented compartmentalisation:

HMPs Sudbury, Leyhill, Springhill, Bure, Elmley

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