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<p>The Ministry of Justice resource and capital budget for major (centrally funded)
investment in existing prison buildings in England and Wales for 2017/18 is £93.7m.
Future years’ budget allocations have not yet been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>There
are around 175 major capital and resource projects underway or planned to start in
2017/18 or 2018/19 in prisons in England. The table below shows the major capital
and resource projects in the North West region (including at HMP Liverpool) underway
or planned to start in 2017/18 and 2018/19. Projects are subject to reprioritisation
depending on the priorities of the estate and confirmed funding. New projects have
not yet been confirmed as included in investment programmes from 2019/20 onwards.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project
Scope</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10"><p>2017-18 (underway or planned to
start)</p></td><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>Replace heating system</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>Re-role
works, replacement of heating main, flat roofing and key work building, gym and chapel
roofing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkham</p></td><td><p>Regime hangars*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster
Farms</p></td><td><p>Re-role works</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Fire
alarm upgrade, gable end repairs to F&I wings, cell door replacement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>DDA
adaptions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Workshop roof replacement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Styal</p></td><td><p>Refurbish
gate and visitors’ area</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorncross</p></td><td><p>Fire safety</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wymott</p></td><td><p>Gate
controls, workshop roof, A&B wing refurbishment</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>2018-19
(planned to start)</p></td><td><p>Haverigg</p></td><td><p>Fire safety</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>Fire
safety</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Fire safety</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Government stated its ambition for the prison estate transformation programme
in the November 2016 Prison Safety and Reform White Paper, which set out that we want
a prison estate that is less crowded, better organised, and that is increasingly made
up of modern, fit for purpose accommodation.</p><p> </p><p>* Regime Hangars are pre-second
world war aircraft hangars within the grounds of the prison.</p>
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