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answer text: The anticipated annual running costs saved by the Ministry of Justice following the closure of HMPs Blundeston, Dorchester, Northallerton, Reading and The Verne are set out in the following table: Prison Runningcosts (£million) Blundeston 10.7 Dorchester 6.4 Northallerton 5.5 Reading 8.0 TheVerne 11.0 The Verne is being re-roled as an immigration removal centre and will open early in 2014. The income the Ministry of Justice will receive from the Home Office to provide this function will reduce the net running costs by around £11 million annually. We anticipate that all prisoners will have left these establishments by 31 December 2013.
answer given date: 2013-10-28+00:00
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