Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, Whether he or Ministers of his Department have plans to attend the public meeting in Port Talbot on 20 September 2017 on the proposed siting of a prison in Baglan, Port Talbot.

The site at Port Talbot was proposed along with a number of other sites by the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government continue to support us in redeveloping the site for the purpose of building a new prison.

It is not customary for Ministers to attend public consultation events about obtaining planning permission for new prisons.

My officials will be holding a two-day public event about our plans for the new prison in Port Talbot, in due course. This event will be over and above the statutory consultation process required.