§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 9 July,Official Report, column 145, when the cost of implementing the recommendations arising from the review of the open prison estate will be made available. [37451]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility 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 Richard Tilt to Mr. George, dated 18 July 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about when the cost of implementing the recommendations arising from the review of the open prison estate will be made available.
605WThe Prison Services' plan for the implementation of the open prisons review is intended to be completed by December 1996. The plan will include details of the costs of implementation.