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Debate between Scott Benton and Gary Sambrook
Tuesday 21st November 2023

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Scott Benton Portrait Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Ind)
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7. What steps he is taking to increase the number of prison places.

Gary Sambrook Portrait Gary Sambrook (Birmingham, Northfield) (Con)
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9. What steps he is taking to increase prison capacity.

Alex Chalk Portrait The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Chalk)
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This Government have embarked on the biggest prison building programme since the Victorian era, to create 20,000 modern, secure, rehabilitative places. To date, we have already delivered 5,600 places, a third prison at HMP Millsike is under construction, and last week we secured outline planning permission for our fourth prison, near the existing HMP Gartree in Leicestershire.

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