HC Deb 08 December 1983 vol 50 c209W
Mr. Oakes

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the estimated cost of employing the Property Services Agency for a feasibility study in Halton for the purpose of building a prison there.

Sir George Young

The Property Services Agency has been asked by the Home Office to assess the suitability of building a new prison on a site at Upton, near Widnes. The total estimated cost of the feasibility study, including the work to be undertaken by the agency and by a firm of consultants, is £50,000.