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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728041/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have prisoner transfer agreements with over 100 countries which enable us to send foreign national offenders to serve the remainder of their prison sentence in their home country. We are reviewing the opportunities to strengthen or expand these arrangements.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The previous Government explored the possibility of sending British prisoners to rented prisons overseas. There are no current plans to introduce this measure, which we believe carries considerable cost. This Government is in the market for practical approaches that work, and not for costly gimmicks, unlike our predecessors<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of sending prisoners serving sentences in England and Wales to prisons overseas.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728207", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1728207/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The modelled estimates for the number of prison places made available in the adult male estate as a result of this change were published in the Impact Assessment for the Statutory Instrument to Amend the Standard Determinate Sentence Automatic Release Point.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This can be found at: <a href=\"https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2024/117/pdfs/ukia_20240117_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2024/117/pdfs/ukia_20240117_en.pdf<\/a>. Further statistics will be published in due course.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of prison places made available in the adult male estate as a result of the prisoner early release scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Edward Argar"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1700199", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1700199/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are delivering 20,000 additional, modern prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, ensuring the right conditions are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime and protect the public. So far c.5,900 places have been delivered.<\/p><p>Of these places, we have so far delivered c.670 Rapid Deployment Cells (RDCs) across 12 sites. By the end of 2025 we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total, this will include hundreds more RDCs. We are looking at all options to accelerate delivery of all types of places across the estate.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 11 March 2024 on Update on Foreign National Offenders, Prisons and Probation, HCWS332, whether the new 10,000 prison places include rapid deployment cells.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ruth Cadbury"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698069", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698069/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As part of our commitment to build 20,000 prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, we have so far delivered c.670 Rapid Deployment Cells across 12 sites and we are pushing ahead with hundreds more.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled First Rapid Deployment Cells unveiled to boost prison places, published on 3 March 2023, how many such cells have been built.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697529", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697529/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>To date, we have delivered c.5,900 places. This includes our two new prisons HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse Way. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total. This will include our third new prison, HMP Millsike, delivering c.1,500 places, new houseblocks at HMPs Stocken and Rye Hill, as well as hundreds more Rapid Deployment Cells.<\/p><p>Under current plans, we are scheduled to deliver at the following sites from 21 March 2024:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Site<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Places<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"6\"><p>New Prisons<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Millsike<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,468<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Garth Wymott 2*<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,715<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Gartree 2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,715<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Grendon 2<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,468<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Gartree Houseblock **<\/p><\/td><td><p>247<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Fosse Way Houseblock<\/p><\/td><td><p>245<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"2\"><p>Private prisons \u2013 houseblock<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Rye Hill<\/p><\/td><td><p>458<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Parc**<\/p><\/td><td><p>320<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"8\"><p>Houseblocks<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Bullingdon<\/p><\/td><td><p>247<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Channings Wood<\/p><\/td><td><p>494<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Elmley<\/p><\/td><td><p>247<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Hindley<\/p><\/td><td><p>494<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Highpoint<\/p><\/td><td><p>741<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wayland<\/p><\/td><td><p>121<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Guys Marsh<\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Stocken<\/p><\/td><td><p>214<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"3\"><p>Refurbishments<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Birmingham<\/p><\/td><td><p>301<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Norwich<\/p><\/td><td><p>171<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Liverpool<\/p><\/td><td><p>350***<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"7\"><p>Rapid Deployment Cells<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Erlestoke<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Foston Hall<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP The Verne<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Northumberland<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Springhill<\/p><\/td><td><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Kirklevington Grange<\/p><\/td><td><p>153<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Prescoed<\/p><\/td><td><p>80<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"6\"><p>Category D<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Hatfield<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leyhill **<\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Springhill **<\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Sudbury<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Ford **<\/p><\/td><td><p>420<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Standford Hill **<\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"8\"><p>Small Secure Houseblocks<\/p><\/td><td><p>HMP Brinsford<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Humber<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Lancaster Farms<\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Morton Hall<\/p><\/td><td><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Northumberland<\/p><\/td><td><p>240<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Onley<\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Ranby<\/p><\/td><td><p>120<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>HMP Erlestoke<\/p><\/td><td><p>180<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><ul><li><p>* This site is subject to an ongoing planning appeal.<\/p><\/li><li><p>** Delivery at these sites is subject to planning permission.<\/p><\/li><li><p>*** A wing-by-wing refurbishment is ongoing, with some places already delivered.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Any additional sites not listed here are commercially sensitive and information released about these would prejudice the department\u2019s negotiating position and ability to achieve value for money in these developments.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the (a) locations and (b) number of places per location of all planned prison places.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697533/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are delivering 20,000 prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era. As part of this, and alongside further opportunities to optimise capacity in the estate, the estimated number of proposed new prison places that will be Rapid Deployment Cells is c.1,800. Delivery of the first c.1000 began last year, with c.630 already delivered across 12 sites.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698713/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is currently delivering 10,000 new prison places by the end of 2025 and have a long-term commitment to build 20,00 places overall, which is the largest prison building programme in Britain since the Victorian era. We have already delivered c.5,900 of these, including through our two brand new modern and secure prisons. A third prison will open next year, and two more have planning permission; as a result, the total number of prison places is significantly higher than in 2010 and will rise further.<\/p><p>Meanwhile, with a new prisoner transfer agreement with Albania and expansion of the Early Removal Scheme, strong and decisive action is being taken to drive down the number of Foreign National Offenders in our prisons.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase prison capacity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4932", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Louie French"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697122/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Crowding levels are published annually in the <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023\" target=\"_blank\">HMPPS Prison Digest.<\/a> Figures for the last three years for the number of prisoners sharing a one-person cell with another person for that year can be found in the documents here:<\/p><p><br> <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021.\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2020-to-march-2021.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022.\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2021-to-march-2022.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023.\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmpps-annual-digest-april-2022-to-march-2023.<\/a><\/p><p>The accompanying annex to the latest publication, titled \u2018Chapter 2 Tables \u2013 Prison Crowding\u2019 provides the percentage of prisoners sharing a one-person cell with another person for each year since 1996.<\/p><p>The determination of the maximum crowded capacity of a particular establishment is a matter of operational judgement, considering risks to safety and stability.<\/p><p>By the end of this SR period, we will have invested nearly £4 billion towards the delivery of 20,000 modern and uncrowded prison places, the biggest prison build programme since the Victorian era, ensuring the right conditions are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime, and protect the public. We have delivered c.5,900 of these and by the end of 2025, we will have delivered over 10,000 in total.<\/p><p>These places are being delivered through the construction of six new prisons, as well as the expansion and refurbishment of the existing estate and temporary accommodation.\u202f We are also continuing to invest in prison maintenance so that existing places remain in use and are safe.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners were sharing a one-person cell with another person on (a) 1 March 2021, (b) 1 March 2022 and (c) 1 March 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1694759/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are delivering 20,000 additional, modern prison places, the largest prison build programme since the Victorian era, ensuring the right conditions are in place to rehabilitate prisoners, helping to cut crime and protect the public.\u202f\u202fSo far, c.5,900 additional places have been completed. This includes our two new c.1,700 place prisons, HMP Five Wells, which opened in 2022 and HMP Fosse Way, which opened last year. It also includes, among others, c.590 Rapid Deployment Cells (RDCs) now in place across 11 sites.<\/p><p>There was no commitment to deliver 20,000 additional prison places by 2025. By the end of 2025, we are on track to have delivered around 10,000 places in total. This will include our third new prison, HMP Millsike, delivering c.1,500 places, new houseblocks at HMPs Stocken and Rye Hill, as well as hundreds more RDCs.<\/p><p>We have secured outline planning permission for our fourth new prison, near the existing HMP Gartree in Leicestershire, and for our fifth new prison, near the existing HMP Grendon in Buckinghamshire. We will now seek to deliver those new places as quickly as possible.<\/p><p>We are continuing to push ahead with further options to deliver capacity across the estate, including looking at all options for accelerating timelines.<\/p>"}
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