§ Mr. Carlisleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the annual cost of the prison building programme; how many prisons are now in the process of being built; and how many new prisons it is intended to complete in the next five years and the next 10 years, respectively.
§ Miss BaconProvision has been made in Estimates for 1965–66 for expenditure amounting to £2.1 million on new establishments and £2.5 million on additions and improvements to existing establishments. Eight new establishments are now being built. All these and an additional nine are expected to be completed within about five years. Further projects, including some that may be completed within five years, are under consideration, but I cannot yet give details.