Question follow-through · 58535
Prisons: Change of Use
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of converting decommissioned prison facilities to (a) schools, (b) hospitals, (c) housing and (d) other public uses.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of converting decommissioned prison facilities to (a) schools, (b) hospitals, (c) housing and (d) other public uses.
11 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jun 2025
Answer published
We are committed to exploring all options for prison build and the expansion and maintenance of the prison estate. Where facilities are not currently suitable or in use as part of the prison estate, we aim to work collaboratively with other Departments to...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Non-molestation Orders
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