Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, paragraph 4.30, published on 27 October 2021, whether capital costs associated with HMP (a) Five Wells and (b) Glen Parva are included in the £3.8 billion for the creation of additional prison places over the next three years.

The £3.8 billion which this Government is investing over the next three years in creating additional prison places includes the capital costs associated with completing construction of the new prison at Glen Parva. It does not reflect costs associated with HMP Five Wells as construction of that prison will be complete by the end of Financial Year 2021/22.