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Prisons: Razors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 21 May 2024 entitled Prisons safety update: wet-shave razors, HCWS493, whether she plans to implement the phased removal of wet-shave razors from an initial

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
26 Jul 2024
Target answer date
30 Jul 2024
Answer
2 Aug 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 21 May 2024 entitled Prisons safety update: wet-shave razors, HCWS493, whether she plans to implement the phased removal of wet-shave razors from an initial

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    I can confirm that we are continuing the plans for a phased removal of wet-shave razors and that this will be implemented in up to 30 prisons in the adult male estate in 2024/25.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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