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Prisoners: Welsh Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in English prisons were recorded as Welsh speaking at the end of (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2025, by prison in England.

answeredLiz Saville RobertsMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
16 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in English prisons were recorded as Welsh speaking at the end of (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2025, by prison in England.

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The following tables provide a breakdown of the numbers of prisoners in England who had Welsh language recorded as their preferred spoken language or Welsh language recorded as a second spoken language during the time periods specified. ~ denotes suppress...

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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