Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government at which prisons temporary cells are being created; and how many temporary cells are to be provided in each such prison.
Further to the statement I made during the debate on 23 April relating to this issue, I can confirm that as of 11 May nearly 450 cells have been delivered to 13 HMPPS sites. The below table shows the number of cells we have agreed to deploy at each site and how many have currently been delivered:
Site | Number of Cells Agreed | Number of Cells Delivered to date |
Askham Grange | 48 | 48 |
Coldingley | 48 | 48 |
Foston Hall | 34 | 0 |
Guys Marsh | 24 | 0 |
Hatfield | 36 | 36 |
Highpoint | 24 | 24 |
Hollesley Bay | 24 | 24 |
Kirkham | 86 | 0 |
Kirklevington Grange | 24 | 24 |
Lindholme | 24 | 24 |
Littlehey | 24 | 24 |
Moorland | 48 | 48 |
North Sea Camp | 48 | 48 |
Prescoed | 40 | 36 |
Stafford | 15 | 15 |
Sudbury | 80 | 0 |
The Verne | 24 | 0 |
Wymott | 48 | 48 |
Grand Total | 699 | 447 |
The former Medway Secure Training Centre, has been brought back into operation temporarily as an annex to HMP/YOI Rochester. The location, which is the site of the first secure school, will provide temporary accommodation for 70 category D adult males, with provision managed by HMPPS and staffed by HMPPS officers. The first men were received on 29 April.
Our ambition is to secure and install around 2,000 additional cells to help contain the spread of COVID-19 within our prisons. These cells are a temporary measure to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Prisoners will return to their usual accommodation arrangements when safe to do so. Once the units are no longer required they will be removed.
We continue to consider other suitable locations based on whether extra accommodation is needed and if there is sufficient space.