§ 27. Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he proposes to ensure sufficient places are available to those given custodial sentences by the courts.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe existing prison building programme is intended to provide sufficient places for those sent to prison. It was begun in the early 1980s and will have delivered in excess of 11,000 new prison places when it reaches completion in 1994. Fifteen new prisons have opened so far. Three more will be opening later this year.