§ Mr. Astorasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the estimated cost of the proposed adaptations to Reading Jail; and how this compares with the net cost of providing equivalent accommodation on an alternative site.
§ Mr. Elystan MorganThe extent of the adaptations, which would be phased over a period, has not yet been finally decided. The cost is however likely to be less than half that of equivalent new accommodation elsewhere.