Question follow-through · 3801
HMP Bedford: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons report into HMP Bedford, published in February 2024, what steps she is taking to improve conditions in HMP Bedford.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons report into HMP Bedford, published in February 2024, what steps she is taking to improve conditions in HMP Bedford.
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2024
Answer published
HM Prison & Probation Service is committed to delivering sustained improvement in living conditions and performance across the prison estate, to promote a safe and secure environment that facilitates genuine rehabilitation. Since the publication of HM...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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