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Prisons: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with representatives from prisons on allowing prisoners to have virtual visits with their children through longer and high-quality video calls.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
21 Apr 2026
Target answer date
28 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with representatives from prisons on allowing prisoners to have virtual visits with their children through longer and high-quality video calls.

  2. 28 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Ministry of Justice Ministers have frequent discussions with prison staff on all aspects of the prison experience. His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) encourages prisons to make the experience of those visiting prisoners the ‘best it can be...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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