§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new prisons are at present under construction; where they are sited; and when they are due to be commissioned. [17586]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 28 February 1997:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about new prisons.There are three new prisons under construction using the Private Finance Initiative, as follows:437W
Name of prison Location Type Number of places Planned opening date HMP Altcourse Liverpool Category B local 600 January 1998 HMP Lowdham Nottingham Category B training 500 February 1998 Grange HMP Parc Bridgend Category B local 800 November 1997