Question follow-through · 3589
Prisons: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental health provision in prisons.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental health provision in prisons.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Deputy Prime Minister met with the previous Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in February where they discussed improving health outcomes for people in prison and on probation as a shared challenge across the Ministry of Justice, Department...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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