Question follow-through · 51377
Prisoners: Radicalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has recently assessed the (a) scale and (b) nature of the threat from (i) Islamist and (ii) far-right prisoners radicalising other inmates.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 15 May 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has recently assessed the (a) scale and (b) nature of the threat from (i) Islamist and (ii) far-right prisoners radicalising other inmates.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
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15 May 2025
Answer published
Access to kitchen facilities in Separation Centres and Close Supervision Centres was immediately suspended following the horrific attack at HMP Frankland on 12 April. A rapid review of access to, and use of, self-cook areas across the prison estate, inclu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prisons: Discipline
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Prisons: Gangs
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Prisons: Dispute Resolution
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HMP Frankland: Crimes of Violence
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to appoint a chair to conduct the independent review of the attack on prison officers at HMP Frankland on 12 April 2025; and when the review will conclude.
Prisoners' Release: Electronic Tagging
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Prisoners' Transfers
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Magistrates' Courts
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal trials in magistrates’ courts were delayed or adjourned due to (a) the late arrival of prison vans, (b) administrative errors and (c) the absence of an interpreter since July 2024.
Magistrates' Courts: Interpreters
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times an interpreter was requested in criminal cases in magistrates’ courts since July 2024; and in how many of those cases the interpreter did not attend.