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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the reason for closure of HMP Brockhill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the reason for closure of HMP Brockhill.
Asked by
Ben Obese-Jecty
(Conservative)
Answered by
Catherine McKinnell
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 August 2026
For answer on
2 September 2026
Answered on
8 September 2026
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. To determine the specific rationale and internal decision date for each prison closure, the Department would need to identify and review historical records relating to closure decisions across 22 prisons over a number of years, and the cost of doing so would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.
Subjects
Closures; HMP Brockhill
Date
8 September 2026
Reference
23127
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the investment it provided to improve the physical condition of the prison estate at HMP Brockhill between 1997 and 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the investment it provided to improve the physical condition of the prison estate at HMP Brockhill between 1997 and 2010.
Asked by
Ben Obese-Jecty
(Conservative)
Answered by
Catherine McKinnell
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 August 2026
For answer on
2 September 2026
Answered on
8 September 2026
The Ministry of Justice does not hold total figures for investment in improving the physical condition of prisons between 1997 and 2010.
During that period, expenditure on the prison estate took a number of forms, including centrally managed maintenance and development programmes, locally-funded maintenance activity, and capital investment. These categories of expenditure were recorded using multiple systems, and the methods of recording changed over time.
As a result, the Department is unable to provide a consistent and reliable figure for investment in the physical condition of individual prison establishments during the specified period.
Subjects
Buildings; Finance; Standards; HMP Brockhill
Date
8 September 2026
Reference
23126
House
House of Commons
(2) whether his Department will retain the receipts from the sale of HMP Latchmere House and HMP Brockhill.
[125972]
Sadiq Khan:
(2) whether his Department will retain the receipts from the sale of HMP Latchmere House and HMP Brockhill.
[125972]
Sadiq Khan:
Asked by
Lord Khan of Tooting
(Labour)
Answered by
Jeremy Wright
(Conservative)
Answering body
Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 October 2012
For answer on
30 October 2012
Answered on
31 October 2012
The site of the former Brockhill prison has not yet been sold. Work is under way to prepare the site for sale on the open market.
The receipts from the sale of the Brockhill and Latchmere House former prison sites will be retained by the Ministry of Justice.
Subjects
Finance; Sales; HMP Brockhill; HMP Latchmere House
Date
31 October 2012
Reference
125972; 552 c285W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what amount the Government received from the sale of HMP Brockhill;
[125971]
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what amount the Government received from the sale of HMP Brockhill;
[125971]
Asked by
Lord Khan of Tooting
(Labour)
Answered by
Jeremy Wright
(Conservative)
Answering body
Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 October 2012
For answer on
30 October 2012
Answered on
31 October 2012
The site of the former Brockhill prison has not yet been sold. Work is under way to prepare the site for sale on the open market.
The receipts from the sale of the Brockhill and Latchmere House former prison sites will be retained by the Ministry of Justice.
Subjects
Finance; Sales; HMP Brockhill
Date
31 October 2012
Reference
125971; 552 c285W
House
House of Commons
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke, QC) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. In the response to the Green Paper: Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, I set out a vision for a transformed justice system...
My right honourable friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke, QC) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. In the response to the Green Paper: Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders, I set out a vision for a transformed justice system...
Member
Baroness Northover
(Liberal Democrat)
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Closures; Competition; Finance; Electronic tagging; Offenders; Prisons; Probation; Rehabilitation; HMP Wolds; Community orders; HMP Lindholme; HMP Onley; HMP Acklington; HMP/YOI Moorland; HMP Durham; HMP Coldingley; HMP Brockhill; HMP Latchmere House; HMP/YOI Hatfield; HMYOI Castington
Date
13 July 2011
Reference
729 c70-2WS
House
House of Lords
In the response to the Green Paper, ““Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders””, I set out a vision for a transformed justice system that will focus on public protection and cutting crime. An important part of delivering the changes I am committed to is ensuring that...
In the response to the Green Paper, ““Breaking the Cycle: Effective Punishment, Rehabilitation and Sentencing of Offenders””, I set out a vision for a transformed justice system that will focus on public protection and cutting crime. An important part of delivering the changes I am committed to is ensuring that...
Member
Lord Clarke of Nottingham
(Conservative)
Department
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Closures; Competition; Finance; Electronic tagging; Offenders; Prisons; Probation; Rehabilitation; HMP Wolds; Community orders; HMP Lindholme; HMP Onley; HMP Acklington; HMP/YOI Moorland; HMP Durham; HMP Coldingley; HMP Brockhill; HMP Latchmere House; HMP/YOI Hatfield; HMYOI Castington
Date
13 July 2011
Reference
531 c31-3WS
House
House of Commons
What discussions he has had over his merging of Her Majesty's Prisons Blakenhurst, Hewell Grange and Brockhill as HMP Redditch.
What discussions he has had over his merging of Her Majesty's Prisons Blakenhurst, Hewell Grange and Brockhill as HMP Redditch.
Asked by
Julie Kirkbride
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2008
For answer on
29 January 2008
Answered on
29 January 2008
The Prison Service discussed the merger internally, with staff associations and trade unions, and consulted a number of agencies, including Worcestershire county council, over the change of name to HMP Redditch. Following representations, I have agreed to an extended consultation on the name of the site; the deadline for submissions is 1 March.
Subjects
Prisons; Mergers; Worcestershire; HMP/YOI Hewell Grange; HMP Blakenhurst; HMP Brockhill
Date
29 January 2008
Reference
182472; 471 c157
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The Prison Service discussed the merger internally, with staff associations and trade unions, and consulted a number of agencies, including Worcestershire county council, over the change of name to HMP Redditch. Following representations, I have agreed to an extended consultation on the name of the site; the deadline for submissions is 1 March.
The Prison Service discussed the merger internally, with staff associations and trade unions, and consulted a number of agencies, including Worcestershire county council, over the change of name to HMP Redditch. Following representations, I have agreed to an extended consultation on the name of the site; the deadline for submissions is 1 March.
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Asked by
Julie Kirkbride
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
What discussions he has had over his merging of Her Majesty's Prisons Blakenhurst, Hewell Grange and Brockhill as HMP Redditch.
Subjects
Prisons; Mergers; Worcestershire; HMP/YOI Hewell Grange; HMP Blakenhurst; HMP Brockhill
Date
29 January 2008
Reference
471 c157
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The hon. and learned Gentleman does himself a disservice. He knows that we are putting the greatest resources into new prison places in the history of Government, that we will put in place 16,000 extra prison places between now and 2011-12, and that we are securing a greater reduction in reoffending than ever there was under the Conservative Government. On the question of HMP Redditch, or whatever we finally agree to call it following the consultation, I would say to him that the clustering will save £650,000 in the next financial year and £860,000 in the financial year after that. As regards efficiencies, we are acting on them while he is simply talking about them.
The hon. and learned Gentleman does himself a disservice. He knows that we are putting the greatest resources into new prison places in the history of Government, that we will put in place 16,000 extra prison places between now and 2011-12, and that we are securing a greater reduction in reoffending than ever there was under the Conservative Government. On the question of HMP Redditch, or whatever we finally agree to call it following the consultation, I would say to him that the clustering will save £650,000 in the next financial year and £860,000 in the financial year after that. As regards efficiencies, we are acting on them while he is simply talking about them.
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Garnier
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
Reading today's written statement from the Secretary of State, it seems that it is not just these three prisons that are being merged. Whatever the merits of the Redditch decision, will the Minister specify three steps that he has taken since 1 January that will expeditiously improve public safety, cut reoffending, reduce prison overcrowding and deal with the public perception that the only thing that we hear from within the Ministry of Justice is the scraping of deckchairs around the decks of the Titanic?
Subjects
Prisons; Mergers; Worcestershire; HMP/YOI Hewell Grange; HMP Blakenhurst; HMP Brockhill
Date
29 January 2008
Reference
471 c157
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Reading today's written statement from the Secretary of State, it seems that it is not just these three prisons that are being merged. Whatever the merits of the Redditch decision, will the Minister specify three steps that he has taken since 1 January that will expeditiously improve public safety, cut reoffending, reduce prison overcrowding and deal with the public perception that the only thing that we hear from within the Ministry of Justice is the scraping of deckchairs around the decks of the Titanic?
Reading today's written statement from the Secretary of State, it seems that it is not just these three prisons that are being merged. Whatever the merits of the Redditch decision, will the Minister specify three steps that he has taken since 1 January that will expeditiously improve public safety, cut reoffending, reduce prison overcrowding and deal with the public perception that the only thing that we hear from within the Ministry of Justice is the scraping of deckchairs around the decks of the Titanic?
Asked by
Lord Garnier
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 January 2008
The hon. and learned Gentleman does himself a disservice. He knows that we are putting the greatest resources into new prison places in the history of Government, that we will put in place 16,000 extra prison places between now and 2011-12, and that we are securing a greater reduction in reoffending than ever there was under the Conservative Government. On the question of HMP Redditch, or whatever we finally agree to call it following the consultation, I would say to him that the clustering will save £650,000 in the next financial year and £860,000 in the financial year after that. As regards efficiencies, we are acting on them while he is simply talking about them.
Subjects
Finance; Prisons; Mergers; Worcestershire; HMP/YOI Hewell Grange; HMP Blakenhurst; HMP Brockhill
Date
29 January 2008
Reference
471 c157
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to the Minister for that answer. As he will be aware, the three prisons that are to be called HMP Redditch reside in the Bromsgrove local authority area and the Bromsgrove parliamentary constituency. Could he be clearer about whether he consulted his right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, in his sister Department, on the decision to call the prison HMP Redditch, which has been controversial in the neighbouring seat?
I am grateful to the Minister for that answer. As he will be aware, the three prisons that are to be called HMP Redditch reside in the Bromsgrove local authority area and the Bromsgrove parliamentary constituency. Could he be clearer about whether he consulted his right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, in his sister Department, on the decision to call the prison HMP Redditch, which has been controversial in the neighbouring seat?
Asked by
Julie Kirkbride
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
29 January 2008
As I said, the consultations took place with people who work in the prison, the local council—Worcestershire county council—and a number of other agencies. Following representations from Redditch borough council, Bromsgrove borough council, the hon. Lady and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Jacqui Smith), I have decided to allow for a further period of consultation on the name of the proposed cluster of prisons. I think that that is fair, and I hope that the hon. Lady will welcome it, examine it in detail and give us her response before 1 March.
Subjects
Prisons; Mergers; Worcestershire; HMP/YOI Hewell Grange; HMP Blakenhurst; HMP Brockhill
Date
29 January 2008
Reference
471 c157
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As I said, the consultations took place with people who work in the prison, the local council—Worcestershire county council—and a number of other agencies. Following representations from Redditch borough council, Bromsgrove borough council, the hon. Lady and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Jacqui Smith), I have decided to allow for a further period of consultation on the name of the proposed cluster of prisons. I think that that is fair, and I hope that the hon. Lady will welcome it, examine it in detail and give us her response before 1 March.
As I said, the consultations took place with people who work in the prison, the local council—Worcestershire county council—and a number of other agencies. Following representations from Redditch borough council, Bromsgrove borough council, the hon. Lady and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Redditch (Jacqui Smith), I have decided to allow for a further period of consultation on the name of the proposed cluster of prisons. I think that that is fair, and I hope that the hon. Lady will welcome it, examine it in detail and give us her response before 1 March.
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Asked by
Julie Kirkbride
(Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Oral answers to questions
I am grateful to the Minister for that answer. As he will be aware, the three prisons that are to be called HMP Redditch reside in the Bromsgrove local authority area and the Bromsgrove parliamentary constituency. Could he be clearer about whether he consulted his right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, in his sister Department, on the decision to call the prison HMP Redditch, which has been controversial in the neighbouring seat?
Subjects
Prisons; Mergers; Worcestershire; HMP/YOI Hewell Grange; HMP Blakenhurst; HMP Brockhill
Date
29 January 2008
Reference
471 c157
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the two prisons he announced for reroling in October 2006 are additional to the reroling of Brockhill and Bullwood Hall already announced by his Department in the spring.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the two prisons he announced for reroling in October 2006 are additional to the reroling of Brockhill and Bullwood Hall already announced by his Department in the spring.
Asked by
Lord Garnier
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gerry Sutcliffe
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 December 2006
For answer on
8 January 2007
Answered on
9 January 2007
The two prisons referred to in the Home Secretary’s statement of 9 October 2006 were the two women’s prisons Brockhill and Bullwood Hall.
Subjects
HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
9 January 2007
Reference
113646; 455 c550W;455 c548W
House
House of Commons
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that helpful reply. However, does she accept that in spite of what she has told us, the disruption to the treatment of these 282 women is likely to be considerable? Can she confirm that, in 2004, the Home Office dismantled its separate management structure for women prisoners? Does she agree that such short-sighted policy decisions as the appropriation of these prisons for men might be prevented if there was a senior person in the Home Office with operational responsibility for women prisoners?
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that helpful reply. However, does she accept that in spite of what she has told us, the disruption to the treatment of these 282 women is likely to be considerable? Can she confirm that, in 2004, the Home Office dismantled its separate management structure for women prisoners? Does she agree that such short-sighted policy decisions as the appropriation of these prisons for men might be prevented if there was a senior person in the Home Office with operational responsibility for women prisoners?
Asked by
Baroness Stern
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 July 2006
My Lords, I reassure the noble Baroness that there has been minimal disruption of treatment for each of the women. A care plan was carefully worked out with each woman prisoner before the move and an assurance made that appropriate arrangements for continuing treatment were available. In relation to the separate management, I think I have said from this Dispatch Box before that the team is specially identified as dealing with the women’s estate. I assure the House that the women’s issues in our prisons are well and fully managed.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c129-30
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What plans they have for the 350 women prisoners displaced as a result of the decision announced on 24 May to appropriate HM Prison Brockhill and HM Prison Bullwood Hall for male prisoners.
What plans they have for the 350 women prisoners displaced as a result of the decision announced on 24 May to appropriate HM Prison Brockhill and HM Prison Bullwood Hall for male prisoners.
Asked by
Baroness Stern
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
4 July 2006
Answered on
4 July 2006
My Lords, Brockhill and Bullwood Hall had 282 women prisoners allocated to them on the day of the announcement. The Bullwood Hall prisoners have all been transferred to other women’s establishments. The transfers from Brockhill are still in progress. Transfer plans focused on individual assessment and on careful case management of those women identified as having complex needs and vulnerabilities. Closeness to home was a main consideration.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c129
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, Brockhill and Bullwood Hall had 282 women prisoners allocated to them on the day of the announcement. The Bullwood Hall prisoners have all been transferred to other women’s establishments. The transfers from Brockhill are still in progress. Transfer plans focused on individual assessment and on careful case management of those women identified as having complex needs and vulnerabilities. Closeness to home was a main consideration.
My Lords, Brockhill and Bullwood Hall had 282 women prisoners allocated to them on the day of the announcement. The Bullwood Hall prisoners have all been transferred to other women’s establishments. The transfers from Brockhill are still in progress. Transfer plans focused on individual assessment and on careful case management of those women identified as having complex needs and vulnerabilities. Closeness to home was a main consideration.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Stern
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What plans they have for the 350 women prisoners displaced as a result of the decision announced on 24 May to appropriate HM Prison Brockhill and HM Prison Bullwood Hall for male prisoners.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c129
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I reassure the noble Baroness that there has been minimal disruption of treatment for each of the women. A care plan was carefully worked out with each woman prisoner before the move and an assurance made that appropriate arrangements for continuing treatment were available. In relation to the separate management, I think I have said from this Dispatch Box before that the team is specially identified as dealing with the women’s estate. I assure the House that the women’s issues in our prisons are well and fully managed.
My Lords, I reassure the noble Baroness that there has been minimal disruption of treatment for each of the women. A care plan was carefully worked out with each woman prisoner before the move and an assurance made that appropriate arrangements for continuing treatment were available. In relation to the separate management, I think I have said from this Dispatch Box before that the team is specially identified as dealing with the women’s estate. I assure the House that the women’s issues in our prisons are well and fully managed.
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
(Labour)
Asked by
Baroness Stern
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that helpful reply. However, does she accept that in spite of what she has told us, the disruption to the treatment of these 282 women is likely to be considerable? Can she confirm that, in 2004, the Home Office dismantled its separate management structure for women prisoners? Does she agree that such short-sighted policy decisions as the appropriation of these prisons for men might be prevented if there was a senior person in the Home Office with operational responsibility for women prisoners?
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c129-30
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I declare an interest, having carried out an inspection of the treatment of women in prison some years ago for several of the prison NGOs. Is the Minister aware that in 2004 the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, told the House that the case for a women’s justice board to deal with women offenders was very strong? Does she accept that the time has come to establish such a board to prevent women's special needs being subsumed by the overwhelming demands of the men’s prisons?
My Lords, I declare an interest, having carried out an inspection of the treatment of women in prison some years ago for several of the prison NGOs. Is the Minister aware that in 2004 the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, told the House that the case for a women’s justice board to deal with women offenders was very strong? Does she accept that the time has come to establish such a board to prevent women's special needs being subsumed by the overwhelming demands of the men’s prisons?
Asked by
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 July 2006
My Lords, I do not accept that a women’s justice board is necessary at this time, but that is predicated on the changes that we have already made to the management of women in our prisons. Noble Lords will be aware from the debate that we had last week that we have specific programmes now in relation to the rehabilitation and settlement of women, and those issues are being energetically pursued. However, the issue is not closed.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c130
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, how affected by the changes are the prisoners’ families?
My Lords, how affected by the changes are the prisoners’ families?
Asked by
Baroness Sharples
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 July 2006
My Lords, that is one of the issues that we considered. We looked at distance; we looked at need. The prisons to which the women have been returned are of a good order—the newer prisons have been specifically built—and those issues were very much taken on board.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c130
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, one problem frequently raised in poor prisons is the standard of training of staff. What has happened to the staff who have been trained to work with women at Bullwood Hall and Brockhill, particularly the staff who looked after the young offenders at Bullwood Hall, whose activities were so praised by the chief inspector in the most recent report?
My Lords, one problem frequently raised in poor prisons is the standard of training of staff. What has happened to the staff who have been trained to work with women at Bullwood Hall and Brockhill, particularly the staff who looked after the young offenders at Bullwood Hall, whose activities were so praised by the chief inspector in the most recent report?
Asked by
Lord Ramsbotham
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 July 2006
My Lords, the noble Lord will know that there is a clustering process for these prisons, so that a number of officers who were in one prison will be transferred to another. I reassure noble Lords that the use and skill of those trained staff will not go to waste.
Subjects
Women; Prisoners' transfers; Prisoners; Prisons; HMP Bullwood Hall; HMP Brockhill
Date
4 July 2006
Reference
684 c131
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords