§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has obtained funds from the Treasury to enable him to commence the construction of new prisons. [135994]
§ Paul GogginsThe Treasury have provided funding to acquire at least two sites in 2004–05 for the future development of large multi-function prisons.
109WA further 1,290 prison places will also be provided through the new prisons currently under construction at Ashford (near Heathrow) and at Peterborough.