Prisons: Port Talbot

(asked on 6th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date he first received communication from the Welsh Government identifying the Port Talbot site for potential development as a new prison.


Answered by
Sam Gyimah Portrait
Sam Gyimah
This question was answered on 11th October 2017

We will close down ageing and ineffective prisons, replacing them with buildings fit for today’s demands. On 22 March 2017, my Rt Hon friend, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice announced plans for the building of four new prisons in England and Wales, replacing old and overcrowded establishments with new, fit for purpose buildings. The plans include a new prison in Port Talbot in South Wales.

The Welsh Government notified the Ministry of Justice of potential sites, including the one at Port Talbot, on 3 May 2016.

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