Question follow-through · 85614
Mental Health Services: Prisons and Young Offender Institutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Monitoring Board's report entitled Annual report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Downview, published on 3 September 2025, what steps he is taking to
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 27 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Independent Monitoring Board's report entitled Annual report of the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP/YOI Downview, published on 3 September 2025, what steps he is taking to
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
NHS England commissions prison health care services for HMP/YOI Downview and every other prison and young offenders institution in England. Every prison has onsite health care services including primary care, mental health, dentistry, and substance misuse...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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Chronic Illnesses: Prescriptions
13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the requirement to obtain a medical exemption certificate before being eligible to claim free prescriptions on people with chronic
NHS: Fines
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Health Services: HMP/YOI Bronzefield
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has identified service gaps in the provision of primary care, mental health, dentistry and substance misuse services at HMP/YOI Downview.
Mental Health Services: Prisons
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for routine mental health appointments across the prison estate in England.
Health Services: Prisons and Young Offender Institutions
17 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure (a) equality of access to and (b) quality of healthcare provision across the (i) women’s and (ii) Children and Young People's estate.
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Mental Health Services: Young People
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to improve mental health provision and outcomes for young people.
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