Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which of the five new build prisons will be public sector prisons.
In addition to HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, which is due to open shortly and is privately operated, there are five new build prisons to follow.
The new prison at Glen Parva in Leicestershire will be privately operated, with an operator expected to be announced early this year.
The following four prisons, consisting of a new prison next to the existing HMP Full Sutton and three others, will be a mixture of private and public operation. At least one of the four new prisons will be publicly operated which reaffirms our commitment to a balanced approach to custodial services which includes a mix of public, voluntary and private sector involvement.