§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress is being made with regard to the establishment of a prison in northern or central Wales; and if he will make a statement. [142645]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Prison Service currently has no plans to build a prison in northern or central Wales. The Prison Service view is that new prison development should primarily be concentrated in areas with the greatest432W shortage of places. Currently these are London, the English midlands and the north-west. We continue, however, to keep the situation under review.