A question on #PrisonAccommodation tabled by Fred Thomas on 03-12-2024 has been answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin.

Heading: Prison Accommodation
Question ID: 1746621
UIN: 17679
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-03
Asking Member ID: 5174
Asking Member display name: Fred Thomas
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Fred Thomas
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places have been added to the estate since 5 July 2024.
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Date answered: 2024-12-09
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4056
Answering Member display name: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Sir Nicholas Dakin
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Answer text: 475 places have been delivered as part of the 20,000 place prison programmes since this Government took office on 5 July 2024. We will be publishing a 10 year capacity strategy by the end of the year.
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Answering body ID: 54
Answering body name: Ministry of Justice
Tweeted: true