HC Deb 02 December 2002 vol 395 cc601-2W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women's prisons provide mother and baby units, and what the capacity is of those units. [83673]

Project Amount per year (£) Total (£)
North East Lincolnshire Partnership Development Fund 2000–03 64,000/64,000/58,500 186,500
Small Retailers in Deprived Areas 2001–03 12,135/24,309 36,444
Freeman Street CCTV 2001–02 177,000 177,000
North East Lincolnshire CCTV Control Room 2001–02 175,750 175,750
Safer Communities Initiative 2002–03 79,110 79,110
Communities Against Drugs 2001–03 188,500/188,500 377,000
Reducing Burglary Initiative (Grimsby) 2000–01 544,752 544,752
Total 1,576,556
North Lincolnshire Partnership Development Fund 2000–03 44,000/44,000/40,200 128,200
Small Retailers in Deprived Areas 2001–03 10,000/20,000 30,000
Ashby Town Centre CCTV 1999–2000 64,500 64,500
Albert Mason CCTV Scheme 2001–02 189,244 189,244
Safer Communities Initiative 2002–03 51,253 51,253
Communities Against Drugs 2001–03 132,100/132,100 264,200
Targeted Policing Initiative R2—Multi Agency Problem Soling Project 2001–03 80,000/268,000 348,000
Total 1,075,397
Overall spend 2,651,953

Hilary Benn

There are four prison mother and baby units covering England and Wales. They are at Holloway in London, New Hall near Wakefield, Styal in Cheshire, and Askham Grange, an open prison in York. These provide a total of 68 places.

Two new units are also under construction. One is at Eastwood Park in Gloucestershire and the other at Askham Grange. These will provide an extra 22 places.

Two new build prisons at Ashford and Peterborough will also have accommodation for mothers and babies.