Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 88465

Prison Accommodation

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been approved since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Jake Richards

Between 5 July 2024 and 7 November 2025, HM Treasury has approved the Full Business Cases for the delivery of c.1,200 new prison places.These places are part of the 14,000 additional places this Government committed to delivering in the December 2024 10-Y...

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