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Written question asked by Lord Garnier (Conservative) on Monday, 4 September 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 September 2006. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Prisons

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has decided how many adult offenders will be released early to ease prison overcrowding; and how he plans to stop the prison estate exceeding its total operational capacity before the planned 8000 new places become available.
Answer

[holding answer 11 September 2006]: I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90855; 451 c1691W;451 c1694W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 06/2087
Wednesday, 15 November 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Prisons Overcrowding
Link
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