§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new prisons are at present under construction; where they are sited; and when they are due to be completed. [25436]
§ Ms QuinThere are no prisons under construction at present: construction of the most recently built prison, Her Majesty's Prison Lowdham Grange, which is situated eight miles north-east of Nottingham, was completed on 23 January. It is due to receive prisoners on 16 February 1998.