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Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current estimated cost of the maintenance backlog is for each prison in England and Wales.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
8 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current estimated cost of the maintenance backlog is for each prison in England and Wales.

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We intend to publish an update to the data published in December 2024 on the condition of the prison estate in England and Wales: Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme Summary Information - GOV.UK. We plan to do this before the end of the year.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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