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Prison Accommodation

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23350

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 Category D, how many prison places are within the scope of this project and at which prisons.

Answered by Ministry of Justice

As of September 2026, the Category D Expansion Programme has delivered 180 places, with around 600 remaining places to be delivered.

Of the places delivered, 60 of these are at HMP Hatfield and 120 are at HMP Sudbury. Of the remaining places, we are delivering c.360 places at HMP Ford and c.240 places at HMP Standford Hill.

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