§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Wolds private prison will reach full capacity; and when he will conduct an assessment of the functioning of Wolds prison so that the feasibility of further private prisons can be assessed.
§ Mr. Peter LloydArrangements are being made to transfer to HM prison Wolds the catchment areas of Kingston-upon-Hull Crown court and committing magistrates courts. This change will take effect from 4 January 1993. I expect that Wolds will reach full capacity within a few months.
There is continual assessment of the functioning of the prison by the controller and a two-year evaluation study at Wolds is being undertaken by Hull university.