Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-04-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on converting HM Prison The Verne for use as an immigration removal centre to date.

James Brokenshire

£4 million has been spent to date on the conversion of HM Prison The Verne into
an Immigration Removal Centre. The work is about 60% complete and in total is
expected to cost approximately £8.5 million in line with the approved budget.