HC Deb 08 April 1970 vol 799 cc96-7W
Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland where are the prisons in which additional accommodation is being provided; and when are the new prisons to be built.

Mr. Ross

Plans are in hand to provide additional accommodation in penal establishments at Dungavel (near Strathaven), Glenochil (near Alloa), Cornton Vale (Stirling), a site in central Scotland still to be determined and at Shotts. It is hoped to complete these schemes in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976–77, respectively.