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Prisons: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle smuggling in prisons.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
24 Jun 2025
Target answer date
26 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to tackle smuggling in prisons.

  2. 26 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Prisons in England and Wales have a range of specialist staff and equipment to tackle the smuggling of drugs, mobile phones, weapons and other contraband into prisons. This includes X-ray body scanners, airport-style Enhanced Gate Security, X-ray baggage ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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