Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons he or the Minister for Prisons have visited in (a) England and (b) the North West in each of the last three years.

David Lidington was appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on 11 June 2017; since his appointment he has visited:

• HMP/YOI Pentonville

• HMYOI Feltham

• HMYOI Aylesbury

• HMP Coldingley

• HMP/YOI Parc

• HMP Bronzefield

  I was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on 17 July 2016. In 2016 I visited:

• HMP Coldingley

• HMP/YOI Wormwood Scrubs

• HMP/YOI Belmarsh

• HMP Lewes

• HMP Leeds

• HMP Ranby

• HMP Birmingham

  In 2017 I have visited:

• HMP/YOI Downview

• HMP Chelmsford

• HMP Winchester

• HMP Rye Hill

• HMP/YOI Woodhill

• HMP Guys Marsh

• HMP/YOI Stoke Heath

• HMP/YOI Belmarsh

• HMP Frankland

The information requested for previous Secretary of States and the Minister for Prisons is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate costs.