Lord Wigley
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Prison Services: Insourcing
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Lord Timpson (Lab)
The noble Lord will be well aware that we have lots of maintenance issues in our prisons, 25% of which are Victorian. In HMP Preston, the first governor was appointed in 1790, and in 1791 at HMP Lewes. Dealing with the maintenance on those is very complex and often requires a hybrid model, because we are dealing with lifts, fire systems and often very complicated things. In December last year, we published our 10-year capacity strategy, which aims to make sure we have enough prison places for the prisoners that we will hold.
Lord Wigley (PC)
My Lords, prisons are not devolved to Wales, but education is. To what extent is there full co-operation between the Home Office and the Welsh Government, with regard to maximising the role that the educational services, under the Welsh Senedd, can play in education in Welsh prisons?