Question follow-through · 69195
HMP Dartmoor
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to re-open HMP Dartmoor.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 18 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to re-open HMP Dartmoor.
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jul 2025
Answer published
Elevated radon readings were first found at Dartmoor in 2020. HMPPS have been monitoring radon levels to manage exposure to prisoners and staff.Dartmoor has been temporarily closed since August 2024 after monitoring results were higher than expected. We a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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