§ Mr. Deedesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in respect of which of the principal prisons in London, namely Brixton, Wormwood Scrubs, Wandsworth, Pentonville or Holloway, he proposes to introduce legislation so that the prison site can be sold and the proceeds used to rebuild elsewhere.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganGiven that other sites were available, all these prisons could be disposed of without further legislation, but in the case of Brixton, Holloway and Wandsworth the local176W authorities concerned have a right of re-acquisition at a price fixed under the provisions of section 38 of the Prison Act, 1952. No decision has been taken about the introduction of legislation to repeal these statutory rights, which apply also to the other prisons indicated in my reply of 18th July to a Question by the hon. Member for Bristol, West (Mr. Robert Cooke).—[Vol. 768, c.261–2.]