§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of certified national accommodation for each of the next five years. [40458]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the temporary Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. George Howarth, dated 6 November 1995:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent question about the estimate of certified normal accommodation in prisons in England and Wales for each of the next five years.
The most recent available projections were those published in May as part of the Prison Service's 1995 corporate plan. Revised and updated projections will be published in the new year as part of the 1996 corporate plan.