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Prison Accommodation: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to expand the capacity of English prisons.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
2 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to expand the capacity of English prisons.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places across England and Wales and have already delivered around 3,200 places since July 2024. We remain on track to meet this co...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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