§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the category C prison which is being built on the former Banstead hospital site is part of the previously announced programme of 26 new prisons to be opened between 1983 and 1995.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe previously announced programme made provision for 800 prison places on the Banstead site. In view of the urgent need for prison accommodation, these are being increased and provided in two phases. The first phase of converting existing accommodation to category C places is nearly complete. The second phase of building a local prison for 620 inmates will begin later this year.