Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure the construction of the new Magilligan Prison in the absence of devolved Government in Northern Ireland.
Responsibility for prisons in Northern Ireland is primarily a devolved area. As a result of the devolution of policing and justice in 2010, the Department of Justice (DoJ) is solely responsible for the management of the prison estate.