Prisons

Jenny Willott
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on feasibility studies of the proposed titan prisons; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Straw
The Government announced on 5 December that it had accepted Lord Carter of Coles’ recommendation to build up to three Titan prisons. Lord Carter had access to a range of expertise and advice in drawing up his report and consulted a variety of stakeholders. The cost of work to date to examine the feasibility of Titan prisons is not separately identifiable.