Written question asked by Alun Michael (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 November 1993. It was answered by Peter Lloyd (Conservative) on Monday, 1 November 1993 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Home Office

Question

If he will publish a table showing for each of the prisons referred to at 230 c214-6W, the date on which the possibility of a new prison was announced by a Minister, (b) the date on which a commitment was announced by a Minister, (c) the date on which the general location was made public, (d) the dates on which planning permission was given in outline and in detail, (e) the date on which a contract was let, (f) the date on which work started on site, (g) the date of completion, (h) the date on which the prison started to accept prisoners, with estimated dates when the relevant stage has not yet been reached and (i) the number of prisoners for which the prison was designed. - Disproportionate cost.