Question follow-through · 16791
Prisons: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last assessed the resilience of prison infrastructure, including a) power, b) water and c) heating systems, to major failure.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last assessed the resilience of prison infrastructure, including a) power, b) water and c) heating systems, to major failure.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jul 2026
Answer published
A condition survey of all Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) assets across the prison estate was completed in 2023, with the findings published by HMPPS through the Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme. The survey assessed the condition of key M&...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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