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Written question asked by Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) on Monday, 29 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 May 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisons: Digital Technology

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost has been to date of creating facilities for cases to be heard digitally at (a) Pentonville prison, (b) Wormwood Scrubs prison and (c) HM Prison Manchester.

Answer

Each of the prisons mentioned has a number of Prison Court Video link end points which enable prisoners to take part in court hearings digitally. The cost of installing these end points to the respective prisons was approximately (a) £165,000, (b) £135,000 and (c) £135,000.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
248642
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Digital technology HMP Manchester HMP Wormwood Scrubs HMP Pentonville
Link
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