Warrington Residents Against Prison Proposal

Referring back to a previous post, where we asked David Hanson, MP - Minister for Prisons to comment regarding the Government’s position on Warrington being a site for a Titan Prison, we’ve had a response.

You won’t be surprised to hear that it didn’t specifically answer either of the questions posed to the Minister, which were around the decision date and other sites in England.  But he is aware of local opposition.

Below is a copy of the letter:

Response from David Hanson, MP - Minister for Prisons - Click to enlarge

Thanks, Mr Hanson, for keeping us waiting and telling us nothing that we didn’t already know.

We can also add that our MP’s, Helen Jones and Helen Southworth have also yet to respond to the same questions.  To date, they have also still not signed up to the Early Day Motion.  Thank you to those MP’s who have signed up.

We need you all to keep up the pressure on Jack Straw and let him be under no illusion that we are absolutely opposed to these proposals.

As for Helen Jones and Helen Southworth, their silence so far has been noted.  We need to get them to stand up for Warrington, to answer our questions and to sign the Early Day Motion.  It’s not too much to ask of our MP’s is it?  Their contact details are on the Useful Contacts page or click on their names in this post to email them.

We have contacted the Minister for Prisons, David Hanson, MP to ask that now the petitions have been handed in to 10 Downing Street, what is the Governments position on Warrington being a site for a Titan Prison.

In addition to this, a Ward Councillor has asked Mr Hanson, MP to disclose the other sites in England that are being looked at as possible sites for a Titan Prison.

We’ll update you as soon as we have any information…