Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88464

Prison Accommodation

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what locations he plans to create new prison places.

Answer

Jake Richards

As set out in the 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering 14,000 additional prison places and are on track to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office.The remaining places will be delivere...

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