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HMP Channings Wood: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the managers at HMP Channings Wood on the maintenance of the prison estate.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
14 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussions with the managers at HMP Channings Wood on the maintenance of the prison estate.

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Senior officials in HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) are in regular contact with HMP Channing Wood about maintenance issues.HMPPS is working with the prison to invest around £365,000 in 2024-25 to improve fire safety and living conditions at HMP Ch...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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