HC Deb 26 November 1981 vol 13 c438W
24. Sir David Price

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he intends to take to deal with the present overcrowding in Her Majesty's prisons.

Mr. Mayhew

We are proceeding with a major programme of prison building and modernisation, and we shall shortly publish our legislative proposals and a reply to the recent report by the Select Committee on Home Affairs.