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Home Office

Answer

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 18 October 2004, Official Report, column 486W, on prisons, if he will list the sites for the 1,300 new places announced on 29 September; on what dates each is expected to be useable; if he will list the sites for the 2,400 places planned over the next 18 months; and on what dates they will be available for use. [193741] Paul Goggins :[holding answer 3 November 2004]: It is proposed that the 1,300 new places announced by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary on 29 September will be created in existing prisons by a combination of houseblocks, ready-to-use units and the reclamation of accommodation that has been out of use. The final locations and functions of the new places will take into account the projected need, costs and the outcome of applications for planning clearance. Work will start during 2005-06. Around 2,400 additional places are due to be completed and usable over the next 18 months and summarised in my previous reply are set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Proposed1 Establishment Places November 2004 Blakenhurst 180 November 2004 Wellingborough 120 November 2004 Swinfen Hall 180 March 2005 Gartree 240 June 2005 Everthorpe 120 August 2005 Nottingham 180 December 2005 Whatton 400 December 2005 Chelmsford 120 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These are proposed dates that may be subject to change. Also included within the package of around 2,400 places is a new 840 place private sector prison, HMP Peterborough, which is due to open on 28 March 2005.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c1601-2W;426 c1604-5W; 193741

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Prisons Population Prison accommodation

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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