§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prisons in England and Wales have been opened since January 1992; and when they first received prisoners. [66232]
§ Hilary BennThe Prison Service records a prison's opening date as the date from which the prison receives its first prisoners. Since January 1992, 20 prisons have opened in England and Wales. These prisons are listed in the table.
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Prison Opening date Elmley February 1992 Bullingdon March 1992 Wolds April 1992 Holme House May 1992 Woodhill July 1992 Highdown August 1992 Lancaster Farms March 1993 Blakenhurst May 1993 Doncaster June 1994 Buckley Hall December 1994 Eastwood Park March 1996 Colchester February 1997 Weare July 1997 Parc November 1997
Prison Opening date Altcourse December 1997 Lowdham Grange February 1998 Ashfield November 1999 Forest Bank January 2000 Rye Hill January 2001 Dovegate July 2001 Ashfield, Buckley Hall and Lowdham Grange are new establishments built on former prison sites. Eastwood Park was reopened following a major refurbishment after being closed in December 1992. Colchester opened in 1997 as a young offender institution. The establishment piloted a high intensity training camp regime and closed when the pilot finished in February 1998.
§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners in England and Wales have a whole life tariff. [66233]
§ Hilary BennThere are at present 23 people in custody in England and Wales with whole life tariffs.