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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-09more like thismore than 2018-11-09
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prisons: Overcrowding more like this
house id 1 remove filter
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is to tackle overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds East more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burgon more like this
uin 189763 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-11-19more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>We are committed to making prisons places of safety and reform and have ambitious plans to transform our estate, including reducing overcrowding. We are delivering up to 10,000 new prison places across the country, and recently announced that two new prisons would be built at Wellingborough and Glen Parva where all cells in normal accommodation are being designed as single person cells.</p><p> </p><p>Prison governors are responsible for ensuring the level of operational capacity is set to reflect the provision of safe and decent accommodation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-11-19T15:30:45.207Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-19T15:30:45.207Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Richard Burgon remove filter