HL Deb 29 July 1998 vol 592 cc203-4WA
Baroness David

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many prisons (a) have opened and (b) are currently planned under the Private Finance Initiative; and what are the lengths of the contracts in each case. [HL3066]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Three prisons—Altcourse, Lowdham Grange and Parc—have opened, and four further prisons are planned to open, under the Private Finance Initiative. The length of the contract in each case is, or will be, 25 years.