Prison Service Resources (Hansard, 24 July 1997)

§ Lord Williams of Mostyn

In order to ensure that the Prison Service can accommodate the projected numbers safely, the Prison Service will be able to spend up to an extra £43 million during this year and next. This will create 290 new places on top of the existing building programme, and provide additional staffing and funding for regime activities to support the placing of an additional 1,830 prisoners in existing accommodation, 630 of whom are already being detained.

We will tomorrow place in the Library a report of the findings of the audit of Prison Service resources which has been carried out in accordance with our manifesto.