Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Annual Report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Littlehey, published on 20 October 2021, whether the replacement for G wing will be composed of double cells; and what proportion of replacement cells will be designed to be suitable for (a) older prisoners and (b) prisoners with disabilities.

We have committed over £4billion towards the delivery of 18,000 additional prison places by the mid-2020s to have fit for purpose accommodation for prisoners, including older prisoners and those with disabilities. We are considering potential options to replace the capacity lost at HMP Littlehey, which we expect to be single occupancy cells.