Question follow-through · 26720
Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people currently remain in custody serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 10 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prison Accommodation: Fire Prevention · 3 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people currently remain in custody serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence.
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data on prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in custody in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly publication. The latest figures are available in Table 1.Q.14 at the follo...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Prison Accommodation: Fire Prevention
3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cells are unfit for habitation as a result of unfit fire security doors and suitable electrics.
Marriage: Reform
3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 2nd September 2026, to question number 19530, on Marriages: Reform, whether the proposed system of checks will apply equally to all marriages regardless of the venue or type of ceremony.