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Mr. Batiste
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what alternatives he considered for the future of Thorp Arch remand centre other than its conversion to a category C prison.
Mr. Mellor
Other options considered included the retention of Thorp Arch as a remand centre, its conversion to a youth custody centre and its conversion to an establishment for prisoners segregated for their own protection.