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Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23336

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion - New Build, what progress he has made in identifying the remaining two sites.

Answered by Ministry of Justice

As part of the additional 14,000 prison places, there are plans to deliver three further new prisons, including HMP Welland Oaks in Leicestershire, which is currently under construction. The remaining two new prison sites are next to the existing HMP Garth in Lancashire and next to the existing HMP Grendon in Buckinghamshire.

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