United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 42915
Prisons: Wales
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4 May 2020
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11 May 2020 · Answer
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11 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of locating a temporary prison in the north west of Wales.
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4 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of locating a temporary prison in the north west of Wales.
Source: Commons
11 May 2020
Answer
We have no plans to locate a temporary prison in North West Wales. HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, with the potential to hold up to 2,106 men. There is adequate capacity to meet the current demand in North Wales, and across the wider estate in England...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-04/42915
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1192803
- uk · wq-1192803 · source updated 11 May 2020