§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the privately run prisons in England and Wales. [30536]
§ Miss WiddecombeResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from A. J. Pearson to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 4 June 1996:
The Home Secretary has asked me, in the absence of the Director General from the office, to reply to your recent Question about privately-run prisons in England and Wales.There are at present four contractually-managed prisons. They are: the Wolds prison, which is managed by Group 4; Blakenhurst prison, which is managed by United Kingdom Detention Services; Doncaster prison, which is managed by Premier Prison Services; and Buckley Hall prison which is managed by Group 4.