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Prisons: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with local police forces for areas where new prison spaces are being planned.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
16 Apr 2026
Answer
23 Apr 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with local police forces for areas where new prison spaces are being planned.

  2. 16 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Justice works closely with emergency services throughout the planning, construction and mobilisation phases of all new prison builds and expansions.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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