HC Deb 02 July 1973 vol 859 c21W
43. Mr. Scott-Hopkins

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy regarding the siting of new prisons, with particular reference to the location of several prisons of various categories within a five-mile radius.

Mr. Carlisle

Our policy is to find suitable sites to meet the needs of each part of the country. An otherwise suitable site would not be ruled out because it was near an existing penal establishment.