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Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 November 2014. It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Closures

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse which will accrue from the closure of prisons in the UK in the next three years.

Answer

We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts and will aim to deal with the prison population in a way that gives taxpayers the best possible value for money. Unless there is an unexpected and significant drop in the prison population there are no plans to close further prison capacity in England and Wales in the next 3 years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
215918
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Closures Prisons
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk