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Prisons: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2025, broken down by institution.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
14 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2025, broken down by institution.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested is provided in the following table:LocationTotal Cell FiresHM Prison Altcourse11HM Prison Ashfield0HM Prison Askham Grange0HM Prison Aylesbury14HM Prison Bedford12HM Prison Belmarsh8HM Prison Berwyn74HM Prison Birmingham76HM Pris...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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