HC Deb 14 June 1973 vol 857 c1674
8. Mr. Adley

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the difficulty of finding acceptable sites for the location of prisons, he would now consider finding a suitable site within the area of land to be reclaimed at Foulness and Maplin.

Mr. Lane

My right hon. Friend has no plans to do so.

Mr. Adley

In view of the substantial acreage of land to be made available there, and bearing in mind that quite a lot of it will be in what might be termed a security-conscious area, will my hon. Friend agree at least to consider the suggestion seriously?

Mr. Lane

We considered it very seriously before giving the answer. If my hon. Friend is looking in the Home Office for more ammunition for his campaign, he will not find any.