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Home Office

Answer

Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in which prisons in England and Wales in the last two years additional accommodation has been built in response to the rising prison population; and what proportion of the additional places were in ready to use units. [109595] Hilary Benn: The following table shows the number of additional accommodation places opened at Prison Service establishments in England and Wales between 1 April 2001 and 31 March 2003. Of the 1,938 places opened, 29 per cent. or 560 places) were in ready to use units. Additional accommodation places opened in Prison Service establishments between 1 April 2001 and 31 March 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Houseblocks Ready to use units (RTUs) Modular temporary units (MTUs) Establishment Number of Number of places Number of RTUs Number of places Number of MTUs Number of places houseblocks Lindholme 1 120 -- -- -- -- Hull 2 358 -- -- -- -- Risley 1 180 -- -- -- -- Ashwell -- -- 1 40 -- -- Blundeston -- -- 1 40 -- -- Deerbolt -- -- 1 40 -- -- Erlestoke -- -- 1 40 -- -- Guys Marsh -- -- 1 40 -- -- Highpoint (North) -- -- 2 80 -- -- Morton Hall -- -- 4 160 -- -- Ranby -- -- 2 80 -- -- Whatton -- -- 1 40 -- -- Highpoint (South) -- -- -- -- 2 80 Hollesley Bay -- -- -- -- 2 80 Leyhill -- -- -- -- 2 80 Moorland -- -- -- -- 2 80 North Sea Camp -- -- -- -- 2 80 Prescoed -- -- -- -- 1 40 Spring Hill -- -- -- -- 1 40 Standford Hill -- -- -- -- 2 80 Wayland -- -- -- -- 1 40 Wealstun -- -- -- -- 2 80 Whatton -- -- -- -- 1 40 Total 4 658 14 560 18 720 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

109595; 404 c529-30W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Construction Prisons Prison accommodation

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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