§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much new money is to be made available for the building of the proposed new prisons in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Mr. D. Lewis to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 6 December 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about how much money is to be made available for the building of the proposed new prisons in England and Wales.I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his earlier Question on 1 December 1993 (columns 627-28).