§ Sir G. Nabarroasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the location and detailed specification for Long Lartin Prison at Honeybourne in the Parliamentary constituency of South Worcestershire; what accommodation is to be provided for prisoners and staff; whether Long Lartin will be a maximum security prison; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe prison will be built on the site of the former War Department storage depot which lies between Honeybourne and South Littleton, four miles east of Evesham. It is 307W being designed to house 492 adult male prisoners in category B, that is those requiring the next highest degree of security to that provided by the new maximum security prison on the Isle of Wight. It is at present planned to provide 120 houses for married staff and accommodation for bachelors.