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Prisons: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with her Northern Irish counterpart on substance abuse in prisons.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with her Northern Irish counterpart on substance abuse in prisons.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Lord Chancellor has not yet had discussions with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive. Justice in Northern Ireland is devolved, and therefore a matter for the Executive – although we are always interested to learn from the insights and experien...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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