Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 17677
Prison Estate Transformation Programme: Expenditure
Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 6 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
Fred Thomas
Labour — Plymouth Moor View
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) total cost and (b) cost for each new prison place was for the Prison Estate Transformation Programme between 2016 and 2019.
Answer
Sir Nicholas DakinThe total cost of the prison places delivered by the Prison Estate Transformation Programme (PETP) was c.£37.4m. The cost per place was c.£182k. This includes some places delivered in 2020 where they relate to the phased delivery of a single project.