A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said: “The prison estate increased by less than 500 net places in the 14 years to April 2024. The expansion at HMP Parc will deliver almost 350 places.
“We are fixing this crisis, building prison places, and investing up to £7 billion from the financial year 2024/25 to 2029/30 and adding 14,000 new places, as well as investing hundreds of millions to improve the existing sites. The Government has already delivered 3,100 new places, as part of the biggest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era.
“Regarding HMP Parc, the availability of drugs and other illicit items in prisons is yet more evidence of the crisis the new Government inherited. We are taking a multi-faceted approach to deter, detect, and disrupt the illegal use of drones around prisons, including deploying physical security countermeasures, exploring technology, exploiting intelligence, strengthening legislation, and working across Government and with international partners on this global issue.”
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