Question follow-through · 35366
Prison Accommodation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase capacity within the prison system.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 4 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 6 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Ministry of Justice: Apprentices · 20 Jun 2025
- Courts · 24 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase capacity within the prison system.
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2025
Answer published
This Government inherited a criminal justice system in crisis, with prisons operating at over 99% capacity and on the brink of collapse.The 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy was published on 11 December 2024, alongside the Annual Statement on Prison Capaci...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Justice: Apprentices
20 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities within her Department.
Courts
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the court backlogs.