Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to meet any of the people objecting to the new prison complex at Full Sutton to listen to their concerns.

Prior to outline planning being granted for a new prison at Full Sutton in 2019, senior officials from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) met residents to hear their concerns alongside a pre-application public consultation, where comments on the plans could be submitted for consideration. Since outline planning was granted, further community consultation took place this year for the construction of a new ditch, and most recently for the Reserved Matters Application. The MoJ regularly meets councillors and parish councillors on a virtual basis, but has been unable to hold face-to-face events in June as planned due to COVID restrictions being extended. We plan to carry out some in person consultations when these restrictions ease.