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HMP/YOI Hindley: Construction

Asked by Josh SimonsLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 9 September 2024UIN 3329

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what her planned timetable is for the expansion of HMP Hindley.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

The expansion at HMP Hindley will deliver c.500 places through two new houseblocks, as part of our wider prison build programme. The contract is being finalised and once concluded we expect the construction period to take c.3 years.

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