HC Deb 02 June 1998 vol 313 c168W
Miss Geraldine Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the proposed temporary prison at Middleton Sands, Morecambe will close. [43663]

Ms Quin

A condition of the planning clearance is that the period between the opening and closing of the prison should not exceed three years; and the prison should close prior to 31 December 2001.