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Question follow-through · 53712

Prisons: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Category A, (b) Category B, (c) Category C and (d) Category D prison spaces her Department plans to build by 2031 as part of the Prison Capacity Strategy.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
20 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jun 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Category A, (b) Category B, (c) Category C and (d) Category D prison spaces her Department plans to build by 2031 as part of the Prison Capacity Strategy.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The prison population has nearly doubled in the past three decades, with just 500 extra prison places added in the last 14 years. To put an end to this crisis, the Government confirmed plans to invest £4.7 billion more in prison building, putting the Gove...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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