United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 5027
Prisons: Construction
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29 May 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays to prison construction projects on the delivery of the Government’s target of 14,000 additional prison places by 2031.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays to prison construction projects on the delivery of the Government’s target of 14,000 additional prison places by 2031.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
Following the collapse of ISG Construction Limited, the Ministry of Justice activated contingency plans for affected projects. We remain committed to continuing the prison build programmes and to continuing to invest in prison maintenance so that existing...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/5027
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1910072
- uk · wq-1910072 · source updated 8 June 2026