Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 73613

Prison Accommodation

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress she has made on the Small Secure Houseblocks programme.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Government’s commitment is to deliver 14,000 additional prison places, by 2031, as set out in the 2024 Prison Capacity Strategy. Since July 2024, we have already delivered c.2,500 additional prison places.The Small Secure Houseblocks (SSH) Programme i...

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