Question follow-through · 11070

HMP Millsike

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what design features of HMP Millsike are intended to support or address, a) biodiversity, b) social value, c) climate change, and d) the natural environment.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what design features of HMP Millsike are intended to support or address, a) biodiversity, b) social value, c) climate change, and d) the natural environment.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    HMP Millsike opened in Spring 2025 as part of our commitment to deliver an additional 14,000 prisons places, aiming to do so by 2031.It is the UK’s first all-electric prison with over 1,800 roof-mounted solar PV panels and 130 Air Source Heat Pumps. HMP M...

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